Modesto Junior College Stops Constitution Speech in Campus Free Speech Area
Constitutional free speech appears not be so free in California's Modesto College even when the speech was to be presented in a designated free speech area. But this is not unusual on today's academic campuses.
Free speech, a bedrock principle, was once accepted everywhere in America. But in the last 50 years, liberal elites at universities and colleges have restricted free speech. One of their efforts to disguise (even rather poorly) their agenda, they established "free speech" areas to containerize, thus limit, so-called free speech. Often, these "educational" institutions located their designated free speech away from the most traveled areas of their campuses. Over time, the institutions reduced access to the speech which they believed more acceptable to their liberal thinking.
GOPUSA - by the Medesto Bee reporter Nan Austin.: Modesto Junior College security stopped a student from passing out copies of the U.S. Constitution in front of the student center on Tuesday, Constitution Day.
Robert Van Tuinen captured his furious, but civil, confrontation with the officer and campus administration on video and posted it on YouTube today.
National attention garnered by the video prompted the Yosemite Community College District to issue a statement saying it was looking into the matter.
District policy allows students to distribute materials in the free speech areas "as long as they don't disrupt the orderly operation of the college," Public Affairs Director Nick Stavrianoudakis said by e-mail.
"In the case of the YouTube video, it did not appear that the student was disrupting the orderly operation of the college," the statement says.
In the video, Van Tuinen argues his right to free speech is being violated. The officer says Van Tuinen is too upset, shaking and being argumentative. Van Tuinen next argues with an administrator in the Student Development and Campus Life office, where he is told that he may not pass out any papers, even in the free speech area, without prior authorization and is told he will need to make an appointment to get that permission with the campus vice president of student services.
"The administration of the YCCD supports the peaceful distribution of the Constitution and other materials on campus, which is why our colleges support Constitution Day with activities each year," Stavrianoudakis said.
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Free speech, a bedrock principle, was once accepted everywhere in America. But in the last 50 years, liberal elites at universities and colleges have restricted free speech. One of their efforts to disguise (even rather poorly) their agenda, they established "free speech" areas to containerize, thus limit, so-called free speech. Often, these "educational" institutions located their designated free speech away from the most traveled areas of their campuses. Over time, the institutions reduced access to the speech which they believed more acceptable to their liberal thinking.
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| Free Speech area at Modesto Junior College |
Robert Van Tuinen captured his furious, but civil, confrontation with the officer and campus administration on video and posted it on YouTube today.
National attention garnered by the video prompted the Yosemite Community College District to issue a statement saying it was looking into the matter.
District policy allows students to distribute materials in the free speech areas "as long as they don't disrupt the orderly operation of the college," Public Affairs Director Nick Stavrianoudakis said by e-mail.
In the video, Van Tuinen argues his right to free speech is being violated. The officer says Van Tuinen is too upset, shaking and being argumentative. Van Tuinen next argues with an administrator in the Student Development and Campus Life office, where he is told that he may not pass out any papers, even in the free speech area, without prior authorization and is told he will need to make an appointment to get that permission with the campus vice president of student services.
"The administration of the YCCD supports the peaceful distribution of the Constitution and other materials on campus, which is why our colleges support Constitution Day with activities each year," Stavrianoudakis said.
Tags: free speech, Modesto Junior College, Constitution, Speech, Free Speech Area To share or post to your site, click on "Post Link". Please mention / link to the ARRA News Service. Thanks!
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1 Comments:
That's ridiculous!! I'm impressed someone was handing out Constitutions in CA!
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