Bring the Rest Home Alive

Anti war T-shirt now illegal in four states. It is a punishable act to sell goods in the name of deceased soldiers also would let families go to court and collect damages and to stop the sales
State lawmakers designed a new law to stop the sale of T-shirts with the name of dead soldiers.

"The fact that these people died in Iraq is nothing more than a fact," Barr said. And he said listing their names on a T-shirt -- whether sold or given away -- doesn't change that.
The shirts at issue feature the words "Bush Lied/They Died" superimposed over the names of more than 3,000 soldiers who have died since the U.S. invaded Iraq. Frazier has since come up with some variants, including one that says on one side "Support our Remaining Troops," with "Bring the Rest Home Alive" on the other.

"I really don't see it as trading on the names (of the soldiers) the same way somebody selling a Celine Dion T-shirt is trading on her name," said Frazier.

But Barr said that just proves how flawed the language is.
"Books and plays are done to make money," he said. And Barr said that the measure puts the government in the position of deciding things like what is "an original work of fine art," something the courts have said is impermissible.

Frazier said it will take a court order to stop him from selling the shirts. But he said he hopes it doesn't come to that.
"It's just a hassle for me if I've got to fight this sort of stuff in court," he said.


Frazier said all the publicity about the legislation has had one positive effect. "It always boosts my sales of my shirts," he said.



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