. >> we saw this in the skokie, illinois case -- >> i don't think you can apply a standard of decency to any kind of political speech, because once you do, you have really changed something fundamentally in the country. i mean, this is a hard case, but i think it is a case where you want to reaffirm the fact we don't draw those kinds of lines. it is the most painful kind of case, but it is obvious that this is not stuff you want to protect our have to protect, you have no reason ito it is like the burning of the crown or the nazi march in skokie, all kinds of stuff that you don't see, but once you draw the line, you are in real trouble, with political control over political speech. >> i stand in awe of robert snyder, the father of the marine, that he could -- of albert snyder, the father of the marine, that he could express with a straight something that must absolutely be tearing him apart. i do agree with charles' conclusion. >> at a certain level, you know how you really want to handle this. >> it is despicable and i would like that punch him out. i also come out on the first amend

it is like the burning of the koran or the nazi march in skokie, all kinds of stuff that we don't want to see what you have to allow, because once you draw the line, then you are in real trouble. you are giving political control over political speech. >> i stand in all of albert snyder, the father of the marine -- in awe of albert snyder, the father of the marine, that he could expressed forcefully and with strength what must be tearing him apart. i agree with charles' conclusion. >> it is despicable and i would like to point them out for doing what they are doing. -- punch them out for doing what they are doing. given some of the behavior i see at family funerals, i take those people -- funerals, wakes, post- funeral gatherings -- people tend to act out. i think in reality, it if it happens at one of my funerals, i would just go ahead and punch them out -- >> could you established a perimeter? could you make it wider? there are practical ways to approach it. at a political convention, and you can only demonstrate in certain areas and that is an argument about safety. >> justice taggan

it is like the burning of rththe koran or the nazi march in skokie, all kinds of stuff that we don't want to see, but you have to allow, because once you draw the line, you have real trouble. you have political control of political speech. >> i stand in awe of albert snyder, the father of that dead marine, that he could express the forcefully get with restraint something that must absolutely be tearing him apart. but i do agree with charles' conclusion. >> colby, at a certain level you know how you really want to handle this. >> it is despicable and i would like to punch them out. i come down on the side of the first amendment, have had many experiences with this over the years, family funerals. given some of the behavior i have seen at family funerals, i would take those people -- at wakes, funerals, the post-fee nor gatherings -- post-funeral gatherings, people tend to act out. you have got to kind of just allow for that. i think in reality, if it happened, at one of my funerals, i would go ahead and punch them out -- >> but could you established a perimeter? can you make it wider?

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an empire but rather to build up its reputation and influence via soft power rather than by force skokie us now with what are the main types of russia faces today. because russia has the legacy of the soviet union and it will be marked by the stigma for a long time yeltsin sat take as much independence as you can swallow and another day he sat your free get out of here many things about russia were forgotten people forgot that the soviet system was dominating and instead. fear and then got scared of the country that neither the power nor the ability to speak as poignantly with other countries all this was forgotten and this new russia was not understood as i see it and in your country are people suspicious of russia i don't know what to say to that or the thoughts of your current president nicolas sarkozy said in his election campaign it's better to shake hands with bush than with putin who would you shake hands with but. first of all i did a long comfortable talking about my president he's changed a great deal he was in love with america it was an example for him he did not know russia

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protection in this occurrence even for hateful speech, nazis had a first amendment right to march through skoky, as a famous example, just earlier this year, the court struck down a law, an act of congress, that was designed to protect against depictions of animal cruelty. so it will be interesting to see whether what wins out is the free speech tradition or the revulsion, which might have people tend to rule against the particular proters. jenna: how long could a -- protestors. jenna: how long could a decision make? >> it's usually late june. it's a safe bet that most controversial court are heard -- even if they're argued at the beginning, and in two of these cases, one we're talking about will be argued two days from now, there will be dissents, concurring opinions, controversial -- cnny -- controversy inside the court and unless i'm wrong about that, unless it's unanimous that delays it and it usually runs up until they retire for the summer in june. jenna: the fact that elaine kpwra kagan might not be -- ekwhraeupb kagan might be -- might not be part of the case social security there, and

. >> reporter: and historically we have protected protesters in skokie and we have protecting the kkkore akin to people trying to seek access to %-he is a cappive audieece. he can't ttke it somewhere else. key argument for mr. snyder's attorney. %-what ii the broader implicatin for this??3 >> well, the broader implication protection of what really is abhorrent speech. historically, the supreme court doesn't take the case o affirm or to saying that the lower court did the right thing. here i would be surprised if they overturned the 4th circuit. i would be surprised if they didn't ruleein favor of the church, simply bbcause i think you're talking about a vvry, very slippery slope. >> we may not know the answerú before the end of thii year, but we will alllbe following it. >> thank you. ú% my pleasure. >> we want to know what you ttink aaout this. should the west boro church be sued over its protest. we will take the answers in the -:00 hour but you can go to our website at oxbaltimore.com or sound off throughhfacebook. send us a tweet at fox baltimore or text your answer at 452 swo . f