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To: longnshort who wrote (8709)	10/6/2006 8:55:20 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 9838

ACLU may sue Illinois over funeral law (defending disrupters of military funerals) Washington Times/UPI ^ \| 10/6/06 washtimes.com A radical Kansas church barred by law from disrupting military funerals in Illinois is turning to the American Civil Liberties Union for help. The ACLU has sent Freedom of Information Act requests to a number of Illinois mayors and police chiefs to find out how they are dealing with members of the Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka, Kan., the Chicago Sun-Times reports. Church members have shown up at military funerals in Illinois and other states carrying signs that say "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "God hates fags," the newspaper said. An Illinois law passed this year stipulates that protesters must be at least 200 feet from funerals and that their demonstrations cannot take place during services or 30 minutes before or after a funeral. The ACLU has filed lawsuits in Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio challenging the states' efforts to restrain Westboro protests. Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn told the Sun-Times he thinks the ACLU's inquiry suggests the group may file a similar lawsuit in Illinois. (Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ....