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Saturday, April 06, 2024

Unconstitutional University free speech killers

  

"In January, the University of Michigan’s faculty senate 

 became one of the first in the nation to call for divestment 

 from “financial holdings in companies that invest in Israel’s 

 ongoing military campaign in Gaza”.  



"The draft policy comes after students spent months calling on university leadership to  

divest from companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin,  

which help provide weapons to the Israeli military amid the ongoing bombing campaign in Gaza. " 

(Boeing, lackherd Martin, Raytheon, Home Depot, Fed Ex as a few examples, also fund Insurrection and Sedition US Government elected leaders.)



"the proposed rule, which defines “disruptive activity” 

 as any action that disrupts  

the free flow of persons about campus, 

 whether indoors or outdoors, including any pedestrian, bicycle or vehicular traffic”.  


"strict punishments  

for anyone who interrupts official university events,  

including speeches, classes, 

 athletic events,  

field trips, performances, graduation and award 

 ceremonies."



"In a letter slamming University of Michigan leaders,  

the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan  

said the policy’s imprecise language  

“fails to make important distinctions that would prevent predictable first amendment violations”. 

 The letter, sent this week to Ono and his vice-president, Timothy Lynch, warned that such restrictions on protest would lead to 

 “discriminatory enforcement and uneven self-censorship”. 




Tear down the Constitution Goalposts while you're at it. 



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/06/university-michigan-restrict-campus-protests


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