Apparently, you can’t display the American flag on freeway overpasses in Campbell, Wisconsin anymore. Campbell is a town in the middle of the Mississippi River in La Crosse County. Wisconsin is full of leftists sh*tholes, but I think this takes the cake.
The town of Campbell, Wis., is facing a federal lawsuit challenging ordinance 9.12, which bans the display of banners or flags on or near the town’s pedestrian overpass.
Demonstrators began using the overpass in August 2013 to call for President Obama’s impeachment and to display patriotism. After a gathering in October angered local citizens and garnered media attention, the Town of Campbell passed the ordinance, which prohibits the display of signs, flags or banners within 100 feet of the overpass.
On Oct. 24, Gregory Luce and a few supporters, wearing T-shirts that collectively spelled out “IMPEACH OBAMA,” were ordered by a policeman to leave the overpass or be issued a citation. They left as ordered. Three days, later Nicholas Newman was issued a $139 citation for displaying an American flag.
The Thomas More Law Center announced Monday it has filed the suit on behalf of Luce and Newman, on the grounds that their rights to freedom of speech and peaceful assembly have been violated, and that the ordinance itself is blatantly unconstitutional.
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/02/04/wisconsin-town-sued-for-banning-display-of-american-flag-on-overpasses/#ixzz2sPYMmgME