U.S. appeals court hears case of street preacher arrested near Liberty Bell

According to Bob Unruh in WorldNet Daily:

A panel of judges at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals today heard arguments that free speech should be allowed on public property at the site of the famous Liberty Bell, which itself quotes from the Bible in stating, "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof."

The arguments came in a case involving Michael Marcavage, a minister whose work includes street preaching. He was fined and put on probation for preaching to the public on a sidewalk outside the Liberty Bell center after a trial in which government prosecutors described his message and actions as a "clear and present danger."

That someone can be arrested for preaching on the site of the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall--where much of the United States Constitution was devised--is more evidence that you can't be a satirist anymore.