White supremacists to march in Jena, La.,-On MLK Day

White supremacists to march in Jena, La., without posting bond

04:18 PM CST on Friday, January 11, 2008

Associated Press

JENA, La. – A white supremacist group will be allowed to march in Jena, La., without posting a bond the city had sought, the town's mayor said on Friday.

Jena wanted the Nationalist Movement to post a $10,000 bond and meet other restrictions before allowing the group to rally on Martin Luther King Day. The Nationalists want to protest a march held last September to support the so-called Jena Six, a group of black teenagers charged in the beating of a white schoolmate.

"After two status conferences with all parties and a federal judge, we acknowledge that our ordinance does not pass First Amendment scrutiny," Mayor Murphy R. McMillin said in a news release Friday. "As we have said from the beginning, we are going to comply with the law. Although we disagree with the position of the Nationalist Movement, and with the beliefs that the group promotes, we respect the rights of its constituents to express those beliefs."

The city ordinance required a bond and an agreement to hold the town harmless for damages or personal injury.

Marchers at the Sept. 20, 2007 event not only met the requirements, but exceeded them, McMillin said. The Nationalists, however, sued.

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CAn you imagine the history books one hundred years from now?

Shine a strong light on 'em. Make sure that plenty of photos are around to embarrass them for decades to come.

'Cause some of 'em will be running for office as GOPers someday.

And outnumber them by 1,000 to 1.

I'd ignore them. How many of them are there.. what.. 10-12? They thrive on the controversy they cause. The more people, the more media they get, and I personally think they deserve zero.

and I'd love for them to be totally swamped by people opposing them.

:shrug:

That will mske a great pic for the media.

:rofl: