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People should challenge this law in court and shot it down. One’s political view is none of the business of a state government, period.
Passing obviously illegal laws to be struck down by courts is how the right has been driving their angry voter base for decades. This is just part of the show, and having the court strike it down is a necessary part of the strategy.
People should challenge this law in court and shot it down. One’s political view is none of the business of a state government, period.
The state (thru taxes) is funding the universities, right? Speaking for myself, if I was funding a university I would do things to encourage intellectual diversity. I’m more sympathetic to the more general view that education is not the business of state governments, period.
People should challenge this law in court and shot it down. One’s political view is none of the business of a state government, period.
The state (thru taxes) is funding the universities, right? Speaking for myself, if I was funding a university I would do things to encourage intellectual diversity. I’m more sympathetic to the more general view that education is not the business of state governments, period.
The first amendment prohibits the state from doing such a thing. They must allow diversity of opinion, they cannot require it (this would be silly, where does it end, Edwards v. Aguillard and Kitzmiller v. Dover seem pretty clear on this).
People should challenge this law in court and shot it down. One’s political view is none of the business of a state government, period.
Passing obviously illegal laws to be struck down by courts is how the right has been driving their angry voter base for decades. This is just part of the show, and having the court strike it down is a necessary part of the strategy.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The article points to https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/06/22/st... , which says: In his continued push against the “indoctrination” of students, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed legislation that will require public universities and colleges to survey students, faculty and staff about their beliefs and viewpoints to support “intellectual diversity.”
Text from the law in the linked article: >The State Board of Education shall require each Florida College System institution to conduct an annual assessment of the intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity at that institution. The State Board of Education shall select or create an objective, nonpartisan, and statistically valid survey to be used by each institution which considers the extent to which competing ide…
People should challenge this law in court and shot it down. One’s political view is none of the business of a state government, period.
I would assume (I'm just speculating) that the goal is to make the Capitol assault look better by comparison. Or sell the idea that it was antifa, or galvanize their own forces again under the "them or us", "kill or be killed" etc... idea.
If everybody is rioting, nobody is. At some point you can't jail everybody and a general pardon could be proposed as the only realistic solution.
But is just one silly idea.
Maybe to divert the focus from Russia creating mass shootings, stampedes and all kind of problems inside? Another stupid idea.
A very delicate period in the US history, for sure, but if people remains smart and cold can be navigated.