Oklahoma lawmakers propose bills to inconvenience Westboro Baptist Church protesters

He said he thinks members of Baptist fundamentalist church from Topeka, Kan., are hypocrites.

“I'm more than a bit perturbed,” McCluskey said. “My son was being buried for defending the freedoms we all enjoy, and they're hanging outside his place of burial like mosquitoes waiting to sting.”

McCluskey said he wished the U.S. Supreme Court could have taken that into consideration.

The court ruled 8-1 Wednesday that the First Amendment protects church members' anti-gay protests at funerals. The group is known for radical messages, including blaming soldiers' deaths on homosexuality.

State Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, said he doesn't think the ruling will affect a bill he's proposing to double a time moratorium and the distance such protests can be held in Oklahoma. He said he plans to ask state Attorney General Scott Pruitt for his opinion of the ruling's impact for Oklahoma.

“I believe the AG's opinion will show this law does not interfere with free speech, but will give even greater protection to grieving families,” he said.