ANOTHER university stops students from handing out Constitution

[ELVIS]

Daily Caller

Two students are suing the University of Hawaii for violating their First Amendment rights after administrator prevented them from distributing copies of the U.S. Constitution — demonstrating a frightening lack of knowledge about the very legal document they were attempting to censor.

Students Merritt Burch and Anthony Vizzone, members of the Young Americans for Liberty chapter at UH-Hilo, were prevented from handing out copies of the Constitution at a recruitment event in January. A week later, they were again informed by a censorship-minded administrator that their First Amendment-protected activities were in violation of school policy.

The students were told that they could only distribute literature from within UH-Hilo’s “free speech zone,” a small, muddy, frequently-flooded area on the edge of campus.

Administrators further clarified their level of respect for students’ free speech rights, making comments like, “This isn’t really the ’60s anymore,” and “people can’t really protest like that anymore,” according to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

The First Amendment has not been modified since the 1960s, however, and robustly protects the rights of students at public universities to hold non-disruptive protests, speak their mind and distribute literature.

Administrators also maintained that university policy took precedent over Constitutional rights, according to the complaint.

“It’s not about your rights in this case, it’s about the University policy that you can’t approach people,” said Ellen Kusano, director of Student Affairs, according to the complaint.

Greg Lukianoff, president of FIRE, could not immediately be reached for comment, but wrote in a statement that UH’s action were “absolutely unacceptable.”

He also noted that this was the second recent instance of a college censoring the distribution of copies of the Constitution. A similar thing happened at Modesto Junior College in California, where student Robert Van Tuinen successfully sued MJC for violating his rights.

[ashstralia]

I had a quick look at the teacher pay. While I agree churning out art students who are mediocre baristas is economical, in my experience better pay = better teachers.

[ELVIS]

What does that have to do with preventing the distribution of the Constitution on campus ??

[ashstralia]

What does that have to do with preventing the distribution of the Constitution on campus ??

Shut up, fag.

[ELVIS]

Fag...

[Satan]

Apparently these fools (a Randtard cult) like to hand out more than the Constitution.....

Free cigarettes

In 2011, the official University of North Texas chapter of the YAL protested a potential outdoor smoking ban on campus by handing out cigarettes in an effort to get students to sign a petition opposing the ban. When university officials reprimanded them, the group claimed they would seek legal aid and that restrictions on handing out the cigarettes was a violation of their First Amendment rights. The group collected 206 signatures for the petition.

Maybe their copies of the Constitution were wrapped around packs of cancer sticks?

And guess who bankrolls this half assed group?

There was an event at Ohio State University earlier this year, featuring Ron Paul and Judge Andrew Napolitano, who was taping a segment of his Freedom Watch show for Fox News. The entire event is online on the Freedom Watch archive page.

The event was put on by the Young Americans for Liberty at Ohio State. Their March, 2010 quarterly report is online at the IRS website, and has the following organizational donor detail*:

Ohio Freedom Alliance: $1,000
WethePeopleUnderGod.com: $1000
Americans for Prosperity - Ohio: $1,000
Ohio Liberty Council: $3,000
University of Cincinnati: $1,000
Jacob Group,CPAs, LLC: $1,000

Out of $11,150 received, these six donors represent 72% of the total, and one of those donors is Americans for Prosperity. A visit to the Ron Paul Ohio website lists those donors as co-sponsors. A visit to the Liberty Alliance Ohio site confirms their role as a tea party organizer. (They're also publicizing the 2nd Amendment scary march on Washington, DC, but that's another story for another day).

Young Americans for Liberty is currently taking on "health care nullification", falling into lockstep with this month's tea party theme.

Yep..... It's another KKKoch Brothers scam. What a shocker, huh?

[ELVIS]

I never could have guessed...

[Nitro Express]

All I know about the University of Hawaii is I got drunk with some members of their football team and just about landed in jail.

[ELVIS]

For handing out constitutions ??

[Nitro Express]

For handing out constitutions ??

Being there when the opposing football team came in and all hell broke loose. Polynesians and alcohol sometimes is a very bad combination. We were partying after a college football game.

[ashstralia]

I wanted to try the elvis response just once. It was strangely unsatisfying.
Guess I don't have the holier than thou spirit.

[ELVIS]

No you don't...

[Angel]

No you don't...

You do realize this is a compliment, right?

[vandeleur]

really ?

[ELVIS]

Really ??

[ashstralia]

Really???

[ELVIS]

Really ????

[Kristy]

Fag...

[ELVIS]

Krusty want a crack rock ??

[Kristy]

Smellvis want an employment application?

[ELVIS]

You must fill out quite a lot of them as that's all you talk about...

What makes you so jealous of me anyway ??

[Angel]

Krusty want a crack rock ??

Gotta admit...that one made me giggle...

[ELVIS]