City tries to limit church protests

Right-wing websites advocate killing people because of their religion - but their allies support outlawing peaceful protests against a church bureaucracy.

In short, they are intolerant extremists. And they believe the country's public policies must be based on their beliefs. Make no mistake about it: They are the American Taliban.

City officials in Draper, Utah, fit this mold, as they're supporting a proposed ordinance designed to suppress criticism of the Mormon church's bureaucracy. As the opening of a new Mormon temple in Draper looms, the city may pass a law implementing "free speech zones" that confine dissenters to small areas away from the temple.

One local attorney calls it unconstitutional - which it is. "Under the First Amendment, the entire country is a free speech zone," he said. Free speech is supposed to apply on all public rights-of-way.

Hell, if I lived in that area, I'd probably hold a protest just to speak out against this new ordinance! If the Taliban wants to arrest me for protesting on a public right-of-way, let them get sued.

(Source: http://deseretnews.com/article/0,5143,705266251,00.html)