Victory for free speech in Kansas!!

[proud2BlibKansan]

Anti-war signs can remain
City officials say they will rewrite the law so it will pass constitutional muster.
By KIT WAGAR
The Kansas City Star
Prairie Village protester David Quinly won an across-the-board victory last week in his efforts to tell the world that the U.S. presence in Iraq is wrong.

And Prairie Village officials are learning that regulating signs is trickier than they anticipated.

A federal judge on Thursday issued an injunction blocking the city from enforcing its sign ordinance after ruling that the law appeared to violate the public’s First Amendment rights.

City Attorney Charlie Wetzler said Prairie Village officials never intended to crimp anyone’s rights. He said officials would try to come up with a revised ordinance that addresses the court’s concerns.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/local/15428202.htm

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. What his sign said:

For more than two years, Quinly had posted signs opposing the war in Iraq in front of his Roe Avenue home when he was cited last September for two signs that were larger than the city ordinance allowed.

“Dubya — End the occupation. Stop murdering the poor in Iraq and help the poor in New Orleans,” the signs said.