WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2011. United States Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill) yesterday joined Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and a bipartisan group of 13 Senators in introducing legislation to amend existing federal funeral protest laws to help prevent disruptions at military funerals while protecting free speech rights. The bill, entitled the Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans, or “SERVE” Act, defines the time and place for funeral protests and increases penalties when conduct at military funeral services is…
