Supreme Court De-Criminalized Free Speech (on March 2, 2011)

National Polygamy Advocate Mark Henkel presents "The Supreme Court has De-Criminalized Free Speech (on March 2, 2011)," in reference to the Snyder v. Phelps Decision, which sets an unexpected positive precedent for consenting adult polygamists' free speech. This critically important speech, was presented before a non-polygamous audience on March 10, 2011 - only 8 days after the original Supreme Court Decision. Mark Henkel begins by pointing out how laws throughout the States have actually criminalized the free speech of consenting adult polygamists to even say the one word, "wife" to any woman besides the one legal wife. He even quotes one exact law from his own home State of Maine. Title 17-A: MAINE CRIMINAL CODE Part 2: SUBSTANTIVE OFFENSES Chapter 23: OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY §551. Bigamy http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis... Continuing, Mark Henkel then addresses the 8-1 Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, Snyder v. Phelps. In that Decision, the Supreme court determined that (what Mark Henkel labels as an anti-Christian, "collectivist theology"-based) would-be "church" had the free speech right to protest at the private funerals of military personnel who were killed in battle. Identifying those protesters, the so-called "Westboro Baptist Church", as an "abomination to God and Country," Mark Henkel details the specific standard that the Supreme Court set for protecting free speech, even for such vile ANTI-Americans. To see the official Court Decision, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/... Lastly, Mark Henkel shows how that exact same Supreme Court standard also has to apply to PRO-America loving consenting adult polygamists doing nothing more than expressing the simple and free speech act of calling a girlfriend by the one word, "wife." Accordingly, the "take-away" message from this important speech is that any polygamist facing legal charges for such infringements of their free speech by law may now use this Supreme Court precedent to defend against (and even overturn) such anti-polygamy laws. If an ANTI-American "abomination to God and Country" can have protected free speech, then so much more must the free speech be protected for PRO-America-loving consenting adult polygamists. As Mark Henkel concludes, "So, truly, the law had criminalized free speech, but now we see, absolutely, without a doubt, the U.S. Supreme Court has de-criminalized free speech." ======================================================== FMI, please see: http://www.NationalPolygamyAdvocate.com ========================================================