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-Great Cultural Revolution
Students at Washington and Lee University in Virginia are BANNED from passing out flyers for Republican gubernatorial
2021-10-23
  • [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] During an annual fair at Washington & Lee University College Republicans displayed campaign materials in support of Glenn Youngkin

  • But the club was told by Director of Student Activities Kelsey Goodwin that their display violated university policy and to remove all endorsement material

  • Goodwin said because the university is a tax-exempt organization, the school could not endorse political figures

  • While the university itself cannot endorse a candidate, students at the school are free to because they speak for themselves and not the school they attend

  • Student's free speech has no effect on the university's tax-exempt status, so there is no rationale behind stopping students from handing out campaign flyers

  • The College Republicans were backing Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, who is now tied with opponent Terry McAuliffe
Posted by:Fred

#4  ...FIRE
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-10-23 09:02  

#3  
I smell Millions in lawsuit money just waiting to be taken.

So where are the Civil Rights Lawyers now?
Posted by: NN2N1   2021-10-23 08:04  

#2  Guess they haven't taken notice that the courts have removed qualified immunity to other university employees for violating student rights. I expect FIRE to be communicating with the university's lawyers.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2021-10-23 07:44  

#1  Higher education (let's not all rupture ourselves laughing) is closing in on the idea that there is only one thing you have to know: The Abyss.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2021-10-23 05:11  

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