File this under "Sin Makes You Stupid." I don't know what's worse, that my hometown breeds this kind of citizen or that city hall granted his group a permit to march through a predominantly-black area of the city. The same area of the city that was six year ago this month in full riot.
Apparently Cincinnati City Hall also makes you stupid.
Update: Well, apparently the march is temporarily off. Turns out the head of the loccal chapter has a warrant for his arrest. Imagine that.
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Well, regrettably there's Supreme Court precedent to back up CCH's decision. My guess is they decided to allow it because otherwise they'd get sued, have to pony up a lot of money, and then have to allow the march anyway.
The exact case name is escaping me right now, but it was a Klan march in Illinois, through a predominantly Jewish neighborhood. I want to say it was in Skokie...
While the city probably can't completely ban a march, they can impose restrictions as to the time, place and manner of the march. I would say that preventing more riots in a neighborhood that has had riots in recent history may serve as a compelling state interest in favor of restrictions.
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