Free speach zone?

22 Jul 2012 06:53 #1 by Blazer Bob
Free speach zone? was created by Blazer Bob
http://www.letfreedomringblog.com/?p=13428



"If you thought college was a place for young people to speak out, challenges one another’s deeply-held beliefs and grow intellectually, chances are you’ve never been to Indiana University Southeast.

The school, located just 10 miles north of Louisville, Ky., is the latest college to see its speech code come under fire from a group that advocates freedom of speech on campuses. One stipulation in the code requires that students may only “express opinions” within a free speech zone, which is antithetical to what a college should stand for, according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), an advocacy organization which defends the free speech and due process rights of college students.".....................

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22 Jul 2012 07:23 #2 by cydl

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22 Jul 2012 10:53 #3 by Arlen
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cydl wrote: goes hand-in-hand with hr 347

http://open.salon.com/blog/watchingfrogsboil/2012/03/01/outlawing_occupy_hr_347_makes_free_speech_a_felony

The Constitution was particularly composed because of the founders' fear of government.
This law was created because the government's fear of the citizens of the U.S.

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22 Jul 2012 12:03 #4 by FredHayek
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Good question. A business should have the right to evict you from their private property. Is a college campus private property? When I was at Catholic universtity a group of Protestant preachers came on campus to try to convert us. They were escorted off by security. My school would invite radical lefties and hard core conservatives but they wanted to have control on the invitations.

Thomas Sowell: There are no solutions, just trade-offs.

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