" What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the Constitution , " she said .
 Provide The church's lawyer, Shirley Phelps-Roper, was clear : " What they have done is a thinly veiled attempt to do an end run around the constitution, " she said.?The church's lawyer, Shirley Phelps-Roper, stated that the city's actions are an attempt to bypass the Constitution.