Should the kkk be illegal?

No. People should have the right to organize and to believe what they want to believe. If they cross the line and commit acts of violence or break other laws they should be punished, though.

sadly, no I do not think so, freedom of speech and all that business.

Much of the behavior of their members is and should remain illegal, but we should never legislate against a point of view, however reprehensible.

If they are just spouting their racist views and being obnoxious, no, they shouldn't be, because the right to free speech should be extended to all, regardless of whether we like their views or not. But, if they are killing and hurting people as a group, yes, they should be hunted down and bagged like the filthy little animals they are!

Unfortunately, under the us constitution its legal for the kkk to exist. And for as much as Id like to say no they shouldn't, it would cause big chaos, and maybe make it illegal for other good groups to exist, if they take those rights away.

As a mudperson (one of the less offensive things that KKKers and other white supremacists call me) I say "no."

I do not like them and I exercise my right to express that. Unfortunately they have the right to express their opinion of myself and other non whites. I do not like it but that is their right under the law. If you restrict their right to say these things, where does it stop? What next is censored?

Where that crosses the line is violence, inciting to violence, and other criminal acts including libel and slander. I think there is some law against "hate speech" but I have never seen a clear cut definition of this.

There is a catch to making racist speech illegal, even if you can: it does not stop racism. Racism is a belief and that would just go underground. It would not stop.

I believe in Freedom and wouldn't want to have my freedom of expression removed on account of a group I already disagree with.

Yes. It incites violence through racial hatred.

People can believe what they like, but when their beliefs encroach on other peoples beliefs and freedoms, then it has to be stopped.

No, not illegal, because people have the right to organize themselves, but I think members, should be watched over a bit more carefully than other members of society.

Regardless of what you think of the KKK (I personally think they are digusting people that need to be torchered and humiliated like they do to others) they still have they right to be around. It would be unconstitutional if they weren't.

I think hate-groups should be illegal.

no it shouldnt,its not fair to even get rid of any groups,even thou im not for the kkk and their beliefs.

no! quit paying so much attention to a bunch of IGNORANT idiots and they might go away, they want you to worry, thats the only offense they got so FUCK THEM, they are nothing

They are legal.
They have equal protection under the law according to thr 14th amendment and free speech according to the first amendment.

Some of their actions may be illegal and for those they may be prosecuted.

If you start to censor others, you start to censor yourself.

Strange - everyone is all for freedom of expression and the right to exist as a group yet if you look there are groups all around the world that don't fit with our ideals (like legally elected Hamas) that are deemed illegal

Yes

If they lynch and burn houses, then yes.

No - freedom to organize as a group and freedom of own set of beliefs. IF they break a law after, then the people involved should be persecuted.

Terrorist organizations are illegal but none call themselves terrorist organizations something hard to label since terrorism is an act NOT a club, gang or committee.

My opinion, yes
Legal opinion no cuz of freedom of speech unless they lynch someone again.

Yes

In Germany it's illegal to be a Nazi after the WW2. And I must say I think KKK should be illegal too. These people are completely blinded by hate because of their own low lives. No one educated would ever join the KKK. Therefore it is a way for them to stay powerful and important and to be someone in their own minds cause in reality they are white trash low lifes, who noone would ever hire for a job requiring a brain and who most of the world just feel sorry for. But their stupidity has made their heads so thick, that nothing can get inside other than their own hatred and deeply criminal and human against truth. They are the same as the Saudi Arabian regime. Completely sick.
YES I think they should be illegal.
The only good thing about them not being illegal is that the cops know where they are.
But people like that should be in a mental institution. They create hate through their kids and their kids' kids. Away with them. Make them illegal! Their lives makes absolutely no good in this world. It destroys it. And haven't they destroyed enough already with their completely sick psychotic crimes.
there are limits to what should be allowed.

No, of course not.

Yes.

I don't really know a lot about KKK, however if other groups can form why can't they?

Yes. Freedom of speech was NEVER meant to protect hateful or violence inciting speach and actions. Anyone who believes otherwise is looking to shoot themselves in the foot, over some ideological fallacy.

My God! I thought it was!!

i think i t should defintley be illegal cause no matter what race or what your beliefs are we are all equal.

Well meaning it stands for "HATE"
Yes, cuz do you think they really do anything +
....no.

I feel that people who spread nothing but hate and violence should be censored. BUT i do believe in the RIGHT to organize and free speech.
so my answer would be no KKK should not be illegal.

Glad we haven't got them in Australia.

legally no but i illegally i think somebody would kill them all

Probably it would just go "underground" if legally banned.

Their actions can be illegal. The Southern Poverty Law Center represents those who have been victimized. Here are a few examples:
http://www.splcenter.org/legal/hategroups.jsp