Comments on: Strickland’s wrong http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/09/12/stricklands-wrong/ A Progressive Political Playground Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: John Kohlstrand http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/09/12/stricklands-wrong/#comment-5978 John Kohlstrand Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:51:56 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/?p=968#comment-5978 I work with Rep. Boccieri and other Democrats in the legislature, and I just wanted to offer a little more background on this. Despite what the ACLU is saying, our position is that this legislation would *only* apply to a protest that specifically targets a funeral -- not to any protest that happens to fall within 300 feet of a funeral home or procession or burial. Take a close look at this part of H.B. 484: ... As used in this section, "other protest activities" means any action that is disruptive or undertaken to disrupt or disturb a funeral or burial service or a funeral procession... As Rep. Tim DeGeeter put it in his amicus: "The plain language of the statute clearly shows that the prohibitions only go to the speech that is directed at the funeral or burial service. Plaintiff is incorrect in asserting that a protest aimed at another entity within 300 feet of a funeral would be stifled." Obviously, I don't agree at all that this is "sloppy legislation." I work with Rep. Boccieri and other Democrats in the legislature, and I just wanted to offer a little more background on this.

Despite what the ACLU is saying, our position is that this legislation would *only* apply to a protest that specifically targets a funeral — not to any protest that happens to fall within 300 feet of a funeral home or procession or burial.

Take a close look at this part of H.B. 484:

… As used in this section, “other protest activities” means any action that is disruptive or undertaken to disrupt or disturb a funeral or burial service or a funeral procession…

As Rep. Tim DeGeeter put it in his amicus:

“The plain language of the statute clearly shows that the prohibitions only go to the speech that is directed at the funeral or burial service. Plaintiff is incorrect in asserting that a protest aimed at another entity within 300 feet of a funeral would be stifled.”

Obviously, I don’t agree at all that this is “sloppy legislation.”

]]> By: putrimalu http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/09/12/stricklands-wrong/#comment-5948 putrimalu Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:50:51 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/?p=968#comment-5948 Rest assured that <a href="http://peirceforohio.com/" rel="nofollow">Bill Peirce believes in free speech rights for all, though he'd probably frown on the GHF clan for being so mean-spirited, perhaps call them a name back.</a> Rest assured that Bill Peirce believes in free speech rights for all, though he’d probably frown on the GHF clan for being so mean-spirited, perhaps call them a name back.

]]> By: Jerid http://www.plunderbund.com/2006/09/12/stricklands-wrong/#comment-5946 Jerid Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:35:48 +0000 http://www.plunderbund.com/?p=968#comment-5946 By the way. I'm Jerid. I'll be posting here sporadically. For those of you that don't know me, for the past 6 months I worked for the most infamous congressional candidate in the state of Ohio (she really is a decent woman). I left that campaign to start law school about 2 weeks before it imploded. Before that I was blogging at www.livefromdayton.org. Questions comments or concerns? Just want to shoot the bull? Send me an email at jerid.kurtz@gmail.com All the best. By the way. I’m Jerid. I’ll be posting here sporadically. For those of you that don’t know me, for the past 6 months I worked for the most infamous congressional candidate in the state of Ohio (she really is a decent woman). I left that campaign to start law school about 2 weeks before it imploded. Before that I was blogging at http://www.livefromdayton.org.

Questions comments or concerns? Just want to shoot the bull? Send me an email at jerid.kurtz@gmail.com

All the best.

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