University BANS Troop Support
(From GOPBloggers)
"Magnetic Yellow Ribbons that say "Support The Troops" have been surreptitiously banned by the administration at the University of Oregon.
The origin of the policy was a complaint from a fellow employee and the claim was that the sticker was in fact a "political statement".
The employee who had the magnetic ribbons had put them on his vehicle months previous - but Friday a university employee complained.
So let's review...
1. University employees at the University of Oregon are not allowed to support the troops who defend those employees' freedoms and the security they live under.
2. "Supporting the troops" is deemed a political statement...so much for the "We all support the troops" talking points.
3. Even if this WAS political expression - university employees are not allowed to express themselves politically? (Can Instapundit weigh in on the legalities of University Campus political expression?)
Since when did the Bill of Rights have to undergo perusal and permission of the Administration of the University of Oregon?"
This is an insane violation of Free Speech. I fail to see how supporting the troops is a political statement. I know plently of (smarter) liberals who realize they can support the troops without having to support the war. I also fail to see how the University has a right to do this in the fist place. It is a shame, and I hope this ban gets overturned, and not spread to other liberal bastions. I bet that if it was a "Make Peace Not War," or an anti-Bush sticker, it would still be on that man's vehicle.
"Magnetic Yellow Ribbons that say "Support The Troops" have been surreptitiously banned by the administration at the University of Oregon.
The origin of the policy was a complaint from a fellow employee and the claim was that the sticker was in fact a "political statement".
The employee who had the magnetic ribbons had put them on his vehicle months previous - but Friday a university employee complained.
So let's review...
1. University employees at the University of Oregon are not allowed to support the troops who defend those employees' freedoms and the security they live under.
2. "Supporting the troops" is deemed a political statement...so much for the "We all support the troops" talking points.
3. Even if this WAS political expression - university employees are not allowed to express themselves politically? (Can Instapundit weigh in on the legalities of University Campus political expression?)
Since when did the Bill of Rights have to undergo perusal and permission of the Administration of the University of Oregon?"
This is an insane violation of Free Speech. I fail to see how supporting the troops is a political statement. I know plently of (smarter) liberals who realize they can support the troops without having to support the war. I also fail to see how the University has a right to do this in the fist place. It is a shame, and I hope this ban gets overturned, and not spread to other liberal bastions. I bet that if it was a "Make Peace Not War," or an anti-Bush sticker, it would still be on that man's vehicle.
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