The impression is that they're just a bunch of dumb hicks, but many of them have law degrees, and the old codger that runs the show is an experienced lawyer. The fuckers make money when they're attacked for intentionally provoking the grieving. These pig twats aren't simply voicing their beliefs. They're working the system.
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The protests are in themselves a source of some income, according to Potok. Over the years the Phelpses have filed lawsuits against communities that try to stop them from demonstrating.
"And as a general matter they have won," he says. "They know their First Amendment rights very well, and they've been very good at defending them."
When they win, they often receive tens of thousands of dollars in court fees. And their winning streak is likely to continue, now that the Supreme Court has decided that Westboro's right to free speech trumps the right of families to bury their loved ones undisturbed.
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http://www.npr.org/2011/03/02/134198...baptist-church
