Wednesday, September 13, 2017

In Praise of Bipartisan Efforts to Defend Religious Liberty in Florida Schools?

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Across the nation men, women, and children are being hounded by anti-Christian bigots in their places of work, in their schools, and even in their homes. Now, some states are taking measures to ensure the safety and liberty of their people of faith by passing new measures to reinforce what the First Amendment clearly dictates. Americans of good conscience are free to believe what they will, and they are free to practice their faiths freely, so long as their faith http://constitution.com/praise-bipartisan-efforts-defend-religious-liberty-florida-schools/

It Really Easy To Defend Religious Liberty as a Right Of Free Speech , then you got the right law's to do to. Here are Two Snyder v. Phelps And Texas vs Johnson

1. Facts and Case Summary - Snyder v. Phelps Fred Phelps and his followers at the Westboro Baptist Church believe that God punishes the United States for its tolerance of homosexuality, ( this mean the right to offend) even if there homosexual and that a big one right now. Issues Whether Westboro's signs and comments while picketing Matthew Snyder's funeral related to matters of public concern and were, thus, entitled to greater protection under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment? " Speech on public issues is entitled to special protection under the First Amendment"   you can read the whole ruling for 2011 here  http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-snyder-v-phelps

2. Facts and Case Summary - Texas v. Johnson Facts and case summary for Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). Flag burning constitutes symbolic speech that is protected by the First Amendment?

 Issue Whether flag burning constitutes "symbolic speech" protected by the First Amendment.Ruling
Yes. Reasoning(5-4) The majority of the Court, according to Justice William Brennan, agreed with Johnson and held that flag burning constitutes a form of "symbolic speech" that is protected by the First Amendment.( The most important part of this ruling)   The majority noted that freedom of speech protects actions that society may find very offensive, but society's outrage alone is not justification for suppressing free speech.you can rule the hole ruling here  http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/facts-and-case-summary-texas-v-johnson








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