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

Josh Rosenbluth <[email protected]> Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:18:15 -0800
Newsgroups alabama.politics,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,talk.politics.guns,alt.politics.homosexuality
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 12/27/2024 4:18 AM, Skeeter wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>>
>> 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}
>>
>>>> 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.

The city relented.

https://imgur.com/a/UmPQpU9