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US Congress hands smackdown to Westboro Baptist Aug 2nd 2012, 19:42 Congress Passes Restrictions On Military Funeral Protests, Delivers Blow To Westboro Baptist Church Quote: Westboro Baptist Church protesters will soon be severely limited in their ability to disrupt military funerals, after Congress passed a sweeping veterans bill this week that includes restrictions on such demonstrations. According to "The Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012," which is now headed to President Barack Obama's desk, demonstrators will no longer be allowed to picket military funerals two hours before or after a service. The bill also requires protestors to be at least 300 feet away from grieving family members.

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