Re: Federal judge rules Alabama city must allow gay pride float at Christmas parade

Skeeter <[email protected]> Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:18:31 -0700
Newsgroups alabama.politics,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,talk.politics.guns,alt.politics.homosexuality
Organization UTB
Message-ID <[email protected]>
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
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> On 12/26/2024 3:57 PM, Scout wrote:
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> > 
> > "Klaus Schadenfreude" <[email protected]> wrote in message 
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> {snip}
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> >> No, scooter. The city *denied* the float organizers a permit for the 
> >> float because of the city's determination that the float might incite 
> >> a violent attack by your fellows.
> > 
> > Well, let's say this is the case, though I doubt it. If something is 
> > going to cause or incite public violence/danger then it is well within 
> > the authority of the local government to refuse permits/permission so as 
> > to prevent such violence/danger.
> 
> It happened and you are wrong on the law. The state violates the First 
> Amendment when it refuses to allow a float that is threatened because of 
> what the float says. If the state did so, it would be a heckler's veto 
> which the courts do not permit.
> 
> https://www.oyez.org/cases/1991/91-538

No float. Get over it.