JustASC

Jon Corzine did a conference call with the state’s Jewish newspapers today (it was me and two others)  and was asked about the anti-Jewish, anti-gay Westboro protests. Charitably, I’d  say he wasn’t well-briefed on this one, and answered carefully if dispassionately:

We’ve been about as strong as any administration in writing … civil union laws and standing up for the pushback against anti-Semitic activities  and protecting our synagogues and federation buildings and others. Anytime there is ever a risk along these lines, we do not have the ability to keep people from expressing their freedom of speech but we will be attentive to it , naturally. I know we’re taking steps to make sure it [the protests] is reasonably well controlled.