Sarah Palin: Westboro Baptist Church Ruling Reflects Lack Of 'Common Sense & Decency'

Sarah Palin responded to a ruling issued by the Supreme Court on Wednesday upholding an appeals court decision that protesting outside military funerals is protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

"Common sense & decency absent as wacko "church" allowed hate msgs spewed@ soldiers' funerals but we can't invoke God's name in public square," wrote Palin on Twitter shortly after the ruling was struck down.

The AP relays background on the decision:

The court voted 8-1 in favor of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, Kan. The decision upheld an appeals court ruling that threw out a $5 million judgment to the father of a dead Marine who sued church members after they picketed his son's funeral.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the opinion for the court. Justice Samuel Alito dissented.

Roberts said free speech rights in the First Amendment shield the funeral protesters, noting that they obeyed police directions and were 1,000 feet from the church.

ABC News reports that Westboro leaders signaled on the heels of the ruling that the church plans to "quadruple" the number of demonstrations it holds on a national scale going forward.