Bill Snyder, the father of a fallen Marine, was ordered by the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Court to pay picketers at his son's funeral. After the funeral in 2006, he filed a claim against the picketers, Westboro Baptist Church from Topeka, Kansas. He was first awarded 5 million dollars by the court, but the Westboro Baptist Church, appealed the decision saying that it is their right to free speech. The Federal Court sided with the church saying that the original ruling was against their First Amendment rights. The new ruling is that Mr. Snyder must pay the Church $16,510 to cover their fees incurred during the first suit and threw out the 5 million dollars previously awarded to the Snyder family. After the appeal

Bill Snyder told Fox News that we would defy the court ruling as long as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are going on. He is also filing a brief with the Supreme Court to see if the picketers' actions are protected by the First Amendment or limited by privacy and religious rights of the mourners.

Being a veteran myself, I feel this is all wrong. If it is not illegal for picketers to stand outside of military funerals with signs saying things like "God hates Soldiers," it should be. For anyone who agrees with me they can go to matthewsnyder.org and donate to the Snyders to help them fight the Westboro Baptist Church in these law suits. I am personally donating $5 to this cause. I know it doesn't like very much, but if everyone who would like to see them succeed in fighting this CHURCH?? did the same, they would have plenty of money to fund their cause. And if you were wondering what will happen if there is any money left over after the law suits, any money left over is to be used as scholarships for deserving Vets to further their education. Good Luck to Mr. Snyder. I hope everything goes well for him and his family and everyone who the decision of these law suits affect and could affect in the future.