nutjobs trying to crash small parade

Laguna Beach Parade Hit by Political Fight
LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. - For nearly 40 years, this quaint city overlooking the Pacific has united around its annual Patriots' Day Parade, a celebration of school marching bands, charities, civic groups and military personnel.

The small-town tradition, though, has become an unlikely battlefield in the national debate over illegal immigration.

The nonprofit group that runs the parade recently rejected a float sponsored by the Minuteman Project, a self-styled border patrol run by illegal immigration opponent Jim Gilchrist. Now, his group is threatening legal action on free-speech and discrimination grounds and has gone to the airwaves to criticize the city and its parade.
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The vote sets the stage for a legal showdown in a controversy that has shaken Laguna Beach, a bohemian town of 24,000 tucked into coastal hills that is best-known for its vibrant arts scene, ocean vistas, laid-back atmosphere and prominent gay population.

The issue began when two members of the Minuteman Project who live in Laguna Beach filled out an application to enter a float in the March 4 parade on behalf of their group.

The parade committee, however, turned down the application because it found the group's participation would violate its bylaws, which ban groups with a religious or political affiliation or message. The association, which isn't affiliated with the city, puts on the show each year for about $10,000, Quilter said.

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So, these wackos are whining because they can't crash a parade just because it would be again the parade's bylaws if they participated!! Of course, being right-wing crazies, they figure that the law doesn't apply to them, just like the president!