RE: [atlarge-discuss] Re: FC: California univ. student punished for... posting event flyer

["Jeff Holt" <jefftttt@txucom.net>]

Sheesh!  And they wonder why folks call California the "Land of Fruits
and Nuts"?

Sincerely,
 
Jeff Holt
Jefftttt@txucom.net
www.tejas-info-services.com
 
>
> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 14:02:04 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Thor L. Halvorssen" <thor@thefire.org>
> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>
>
> To: Declan McCullagh
> From: Thor L. Halvorssen
>
> Cal Poly Student Punished for Posting Flier
> Public University Gives Veto to Students Who Claim "Offense"
>
> SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA -- In the spring of 2003, a student at the
California
> Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) was found guilty of
"disruption"
> for posting a flier -- in a public area -- that some students found
> "offensive."  The public university placed unequal rights above the
Bill of
> Rights.  "Allowing some individuals to veto the protected expression
of
> others is an unconscionable betrayal of Cal Poly's moral and legal
> obligations," said Thor L. Halvorssen, CEO of the Foundation for
Individual
> Rights in Education (FIRE).
>
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