What was the controversy surrounding the "BONG HiTS 4 JESUS" banner, and what was the Supreme Court's decision on the matter?
Who ever thought you could get a politician in Alaska to do the right thing, for 30 pieces of silver all one has to look at, is, Chief Justice Roberts delivered the opinion of the Court....As the torchbearers and camera crews passed by, Frederick and his friends unfurled a 14-foot banner bearing the phrase: “BONG HiTS 4 JESUS.” App. to Pet. for Cert. 70a. The large banner was easily readable by the students on the other side of the street...The dissent similarly refers to the sign’s message as “curious,” post, at 1, “ambiguous,” ibid., “nonsense,” post, at 2, “ridiculous,” post, at 6, “obscure,” post, at 7, “silly,” post, at 12, “quixotic,” post, at 13, and “stupid,” ibid. Gibberish is surely a possible interpretation of the words on the banner, but it is not the only one, and dismissing the banner as meaningless ignores its undeniable reference to illegal drugs. ALASKA, where every dope smoking politician's been elected for years.