1 hour a day, 2 days a week? give me a break. colleges have turned into no conservative speech zones.
On Oct 2, 6:59 am, margareth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sometimes there are appropriate places to make a speech, and others > are less so. Was he obstructing traffic, by his choice of where to set > his soap box, or was he interfering with the ability of a professor to > do his lecture? or was he in the dorms, and interfering with the right > of students to attend to their academic chores? In several cities > there has been a move to establish a speakers corner, similar to the > one at Hyde Park corner in London. Frequently it is used by > Christians, for their purposes, although, they must be willing to > share with other groups. It is a bit odd that politicians don't waste > time there. > > On Oct 2, 6:18 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > bet if this guy was talking about the wholesale slaughter of millions > > of unborn, or the "marriage" of one homosexual to another, the college > > would have no issue. > > > On Oct 2, 6:16 am, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Yuba College student Ryan Dozier > > > after he was cited for speaking on the Northern California campus > > > without a permit and warned a second offense could result in his > > > expulsion. > > > > "Students do not need a permit to exercise their First Amendment > > > rights on campus," said Heath Gebelin Hacker, litigation staff counsel > > > for the Alliance Defense Fund Center for Academic Freedom, which is > > > handling the case for Dozier. > > > > "When a student can be threatened with a citation and expulsion while > > > peacefully sharing a Christian message, American colleges can no > > > longer be considered a marketplace of ideas," she said. > > > > The ADF Center filed its lawsuit over the school's policies that limit > > > student free speech activities to just two hours per week – and then > > > require a permit to be obtained two weeks in advance. > > > > It was on Feb. 27 when Dozier arrived on campus in Marysville, Calif., > > > north of Sacramento, to go to class and share a Christian message with > > > fellow students. > > > > "Dozier was approached by a campus police officer, who told him he > > > needed a permit for such activity and that he would be arrested and > > > face expulsion if he continued. The college allows 'free speech' only > > > on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m., with permission > > > required two weeks in advance," the law firm said. > > > > A few weeks later, Dozier got a certified letter from Mendoza, with a > > > copy forwarded to the chief of police. > > > > "I will, at this point, issue you a written warning to not violate the > > > 'Student Code of Conduct' or any rule or college policy pertaining to > > > student conduct, time, place, and manner or other requirements of the > > > college," the letter said. "Should you violate my directive, you will > > > face further discipline up to and including expulsion from the > > > college. Do not let this happen! > > > > "I trust you will adhere to my directive," Mendoza wrote. > > > > However, there are problems with the policy and its enforcement, > > > according to the lawsuit. > > > > "A student peacefully exercising his First Amendment right to speak on > > > campus is committing no crime," Hacker explained. "Yuba College is the > > > one running afoul of the law by unlawfully censoring Christian student > > > speech on campus." > > > > In addition to the lawsuit, ADF attorneys are asking the court to > > > suspend the problematic policies while the case moves forward in > > > court. > > > >http://worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76722-Hide quoted > > >text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
