Senate Bill 1144

If you don't live in Illinois, this might not mean much to you. Hell, even if you LIVE here you might not know what this Bill was for. But...yesterday, the Illinois State Legislature passed the "Let Them Rest in Peace" Act, which forbids protesters from coming any nearer than 200' to a military funeral. Bill at Small Town Veteran has more on this and it's a must read, but here is one little excerpt:

“No grieving military family should be subjected to vile epithets and disruptive protests at the funeral service of their loved one who has made the ultimate sacrifice for our country,” said Lt. Governor Pat Quinn, who has attended every funeral of fallen Illinois soldiers from the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The Let Them Rest in Peace Act protects the First Amendment religious rights of families to bury their dead with reverence and dignity, and everyone in the Land of Lincoln believes in this fundamental principle of human decency.”

I KNEW it had to be Pat Quinn behind this!!

Now, most people may have the (narrow) view that I am a staunch Conservative Republican. That's pretty true, but I swear, if our LT Governor ever decides to run for Governor, I will risk giving my Dem in-laws a stroke and campaign for the man. He has done so much for Illinois veterans and their families, he's just incredible.

Illinois, you did good yesterday. It's a good start in kicking Fred Phelps and his inbred bunch of sociopaths' asses right back to Kansas.