mark, You mean kinda like cordoned off "free speech zones" at republican political events?
On Oct 2, 5:16 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
