caller: i wish you could have had margie on. i think the words she uses and her manner -- i hate when people put hate of religion. she mentions john the baptist. ok, talk about john baptist, but he was a follower of jesus and what would jesus do. he who is without sin throw the first phone. i am pretty sure if you look deep enough into the closets of those nuts -- and i will go ahead and throw my stone -- i did not think they are any more pious, do not think fred phelps would ever be the pope and it is about them -- when they went to hide park in chicago. it is about sewing, the money. his followers are ridiculed by society -- it will be on him. host: the lead story in "the washington times" this morning. wikileaks source aiding enemy. death penalty will not be s ought. that is from "the washington times" this morning, as is this article announcing that president call the roll in from mexico will be visiting the white house thursday -- president calderon. sitting relations will be at the top of the agenda. of course, today is th

host: this e-mail from steve in the illinois, margie phelps. guest: if i had a penny for every time i have heard that. here is my answer. first of all, the lord god of eternity is keeping this church. the bill be betting any rent money on anyone in this church dying before christ returns -- don't be betting any rent money. if that were to happen, there had better be gridlock on all high rate -- highways and roads, into topeka, kansas. everybody in this country had better come to pick it outside of that funeral. you have been promising its, and we would want and expect nothing less. host: this tweet -- >> caller with margie phelps from westboro baptist church -- host: next call from emporia, kansas. caller: good morning,. . i really did not have anything to say to margie phelps but i do believe that the supreme court got it right. i believe their views are abhorrence but i know for the rest of us, free-speech is really the foundation of our republic. i write in our local rag here occasionally and i run counter to the prevailing thought. sometime

we talk to the leader of westboro baptist church, margie phelps, about the case and actions one supreme court justice calls cool. then a partial government shutdown is avoided for now, as all sides try to reach a deal to cut spending and keep the government running. we discuss the key issue with two leaders, the democrat number two man in the senator, dick durbin, and jeb hensarling, chairman of the house republican conference. plus, the 2012 g.o.p. field begins to take shape. we ask our sunday panel about newt gingrich's semi-announcement and where he stands in the republican contest. and our power player of the week runs one of the first programs to face the budget axe. all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. the supreme court ruled this week that no matter how hateful speech in public places on public issues is protected by the constitution. before we talk with one of the leaders of westboro baptist church, fox news correspondent james rosen tells how we got here. >> reporter: at funerals and other solemn events across the country, members of

to pull you know missouri would you well i must say and so what a parliament if you know the french margy i mean seriously it's not a parliament a parliament is here to speak and i would say that the first achievement after the general assembly. is that all the one hundred ninety two countries member states are gathering are prepared to speak to each other and to listen i hope to each other so i have no problem with people saying they are talking it's made for that but beyond that it would be an error to think they only talk to somebody who is going over this is that yes it's one of the listening there are key results it has been created in forty five in forty eight after three years only we had the full declaration of human rights and it's as for the charter read this declaration it doesn't take long it's not a long document but it's so evident and so strong in its formulation that you can say this is a real important achievement look today we have lida we have a text on which we can build and say no the libyan civilians are no longer in the benefit of that what is our place and you caug

. >> that are taken a person is margie phelps, a member of the church in the personal argue before the u.s. supreme court. the phelps have taken about -- legal fees from mr. snyder. will he have to pay that? then i am confident the people will raise money to pay whenever those fees are, if in fact they want to them. i interviewed all the protagonists in this, and your heart just went out to this family. but you saw the court at the oral arguments struggling. they would have loved to have ruled for them. there is just no way. >> 48 state, 42 u.s. citizens -- senators, veterans groups side with albert snyder to protect your laurels from the felt family is psychological terrorism but a lot of news organizations side with the other side, setting the first member protection at the absolute. a justice alito argued the phelps' or engage in the use of fighting words that are not protected. >> first of all, it is not a suicide pact. so there are some limits on it. it is not absolute. you cannot scream fire in a crowded theater. but the limits of restricting speech are pretty far out there. it h

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attorney margie phelps is the daughter of the church's founder. had argued the case before the court, and spoke about her victory from topeka, kansas. >> we know what the law is, we follow the law, and we knew that the only way not to uphold our position was to shred not only the first amendment but 200 years of just under the first amendment. >> my first thought was eight justices don't have the common sense god gave a goat. we found out today that we can no longer bury our dead in this country with dignity. >> woodruff: the high court also heard arguments today in a case involving former u.s. attorney general john ashcroft. marcia coyle of the "national law journal" was in the courtroom for the argument and the decision, and she joins us now. welcome back two nights in a row. >> i know, thanks, judy. >> woodruff: so i think it's fair to say, marcia, a lot of people have a hard time understanding this decision handed down, the free speech case. take us back to what happened that precipitated the lawsuit. >> okay. as you recall, there was a protes

>> reporter: margie phelps is the lead counsel of the church and daughter of its controversial pastoras hardly conciliatory. even mocking the case and its argument. >> when you're standing there with your young child's body, bits and pieces in a coffin, you've been dealt some emotional distress by the lord your god. >> reporter: the one dissenting voice, judge samuel alito, wrote the church's outrageous conduct caused albert snyder great injury and that the court's decision only compounded that injury. peggy and mike? >>> the army private accused of providing sensitive material to wikileaks is facing the possibility of life in prison. bradley manning was slapped with 22 new charges yesterday, including aiding the enemy. manning could have faced the death penalty but prosecutors say they won't recommend that. he's suspected of providing wikileaks with a quarter million state department tables, information about the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >>> the assassination of the only christian serving in pakistan's government. he was well aware of the danger he faced from islamic rebels. so

snyder or his lawyers, but margie phelps who is the daughter of the minister of the church and who also is a lawyer who argued the case at the court, she said that the outcome was expected. she said the only surprise was alito's dissent. she said that the only way for a different ruling would be -- would have been to have shredded the first amendment. >> could people see this as the court sanctioning the message of the westboro baptist church? >> well, that's not certainly not what the court said it was doing. it said that what it was doing, the chief justice said that sometimes even hurtful speech has to be protected because if not, it risks stifling public debate on public issues. >> mark sherman is with the associated press. thank for joining us today. >> you are quite welcome. >> now here is the supreme court oral argument from october. the court ruled today the westboro baptist church has the right to hold anti-gay protest near military funerals. the court also dismissed a $5 million judgment from the father of a dead marine. this is an hour. >> your argument first today in case 09

snyder or his lawyers but margie phelps, who was the daughter of a minister of the church and who also is a lawyer who argued the case at the court, she said the outcome was expected. she said the only surprise was alito's dissent and she said that the only way for a different ruling would have been to have shredded the first amendment. >> could people see this as the court sanctioning the message of the westboro baptist church? >> while that is certainly not what the court said it was doing. it said that, what it was doing, the chief justice said that sometimes even hurtful speech has to be protected because if not, it risks stifling public debate on public issues. >> mark fuhrman is with the "associated press." thanks for joining us today. >> you are quite welcome. >> now we hear is the supreme court oral argument from october. the court ruled today the westboro baptist church has the right to hold protests near military funerals. the court also dismissed a 5 million-dollar judgment from the father of a dead marine. this is an hour. >> we will hear arguments first today in case 09751