The case in the lede graf here just seems flatly unconstitutional.
https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-campus-protests-trump-congress-ba0eddec4679d70287202831c52ebed6
https://apnews.com/article/columbia-university-campus-protests-trump-congress-ba0eddec4679d70287202831c52ebed6
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"Is criticism of Israel's policies a symptom of anti-Semitism, active or latent? It is almost universally agreed that this isn’t so . . . if only because of the heated opposition within Israel itself to many Israeli public policies."-- Wm. F Buckley, 1991
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Do not obey in advance
Do not be intimidated
Protest peacefully, as necessary
Persist and resist together
Honestly cut off their money. They are worse than useless.
THIS IS ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
It's still shameful, while Columbia trumpets the importance of free speech on campus.
Columbia can choose to punish students for "offensive" speech, but the thing is it's their choice to do so. That decision is on them. They can't blame Trump or Congress b/c the 1A prevents the govt from retaliating against the university.
Both are examples of the free, democratic world expressing their opposition to authoritarian regimes.
That’s what Rs want here
Make opponents an irrelevant irritation
35% of Israelis have no voice in government. Likud pushing nationalism with settlements and “remove Israeli Arabs” the last two decades shifted voters
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/opinion/incitement-movie.html
Clip from the article in the image
Sienfeld on steroids.
1. Do something egregiously illegal/unconstitutional
2. Get 3, sometimes 4, chances to sneak it by a sympetheitc judge
3. Silently rollback with no consequences many months in the future if #2 fails
4. Incur zero political damage due to collective amnesia
But a protest on private property is only illegal if the property owner doesn't allow it (with add. exceptions for public safety hazards or advocating for imminent violence).
M - Making
A - Authoritarian
R - Russia
G - Great
A - Again !!
Wasn't that in a Monty Python sketch?
That would be the naked point…
We not only kiss the Russian Dictators azz, and attack our allies/his enemies, sell him our soul...
NOW WE'VE ADOPTED HIS VIEWS on FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND PRESS...
NYET! YOU GET NONE!
I hope every good lawyer looks to maker his/her bones on a landmark case signs up for this one.
(There are obviously reasons it's a bad idea aside from legal issues.)