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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby
The is a huge difference between not defending someone and his actions vs. celebrating a death.
Those who are celebrating JH's death are exercising the same rights as the Westboro Baptist Church exercise with their inane protests of homosexuals. I find it to be quite the ironic comparison.
Jesse Helms's actions in life were aberrant. That, IMO, does not make it okay to celebrate a person's death.
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To the contrary.
When the Westboro Baptist Church exercise with their inane protests of homosexuals, they are protesting gays rights as citizens, and their right to marriage.
No one here is suggesting that Helms should not be allowed to die. No one here is suggesting that he shouldn't be afforded the same funeral service as other citizens, and not be recognized as legally dead (as opposed to legally wed) in the eyes of the government.
I can't speak for everyone...but I'm glad to see 2008 as his end date.
As far as my good friend Karma is concerned, it should have happened a lot sooner.
Happy birthday, America.