at issue, does an anti-gay church group have the right to protest at funerals of slain military men and women? marine lance corporal michael snyder, matthew snyder was killed while serving his country in iraq. at the burial ceremony at the church, protesters held signs like these, they are despicable. the group says the deaths of u.s. soldiers in iraq and afghanistan is god's punishment for america's tolerance of homosexuality. matthew's father, albert snyder, took the protestors to court, he won, then a federal appeals court dismissed the case on first amendment grounds. today, the supreme court heard it. steve six is the kansas attorney general general. mr. snyder, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> what is your case as an american about the case that you have made that nobody should be allowed to go to the serviceman's funeral or just use it this way and abuse it? >> basically that's what it is, chris. i feel like in many military families that are along with me feel like this is a great abuse