Comment Re:My two cents... (Score 1) 606
Yes, it has. That is why private clubs can remain private clubs.
Yes, it has. That is why private clubs can remain private clubs.
Have you ever asked yourself exactly which of your rights are worth preserving.
Saying that we have rights only until we interact with society is basically saying we have no rights.
True, but the c# compiler allows the same thing, declaring without initializing and then initializing in an if-else statement, but complains if you never get around to setting a value in before you try to get a value out.
It is a mixture. What I found quite hilarious is that the Democrats were suing the Republicans in one State for having closed their primary while the Democrats were closing their primaries in other States.
"If [I] want it to be disallowed to require [me] to give [my] first amendment right by government fiat...?"
The Constitution of the United States of America says that it is disallowed and the Supreme Court has affirmed that on many occasions. It is not simply a matter of what I want, it is pretty much a matter of settled law. If all you damn lefties would just understand that the 1st amendment exists and is settled law and stop foaming at the mouth every time some teenager utters something about their favorite deity, the whole country might understand this. Students do not lose their 1st amendment rights simply because they choose to attend a public school. Get over it.
If you can show me anywhere in the Constitution where it clearly defines your right to ask the government to forcibly take my property, valuables and wealth and give it to you just because you don't want to work, I would be very grateful.
By search, I didn't mean walk in and look around, I meant actually search by opening drawers and going behind the counter and into offices where the general public is not allowed. That type of searching does require a search warrant, exactly as you stated.
And yes, constitutional scholars (including SCOTUS, look it up - it happened in 1958 and at other times as well) have said that the 1st amendment does embody a right to associate as teh right to express frequently requires joining forces with like-minded individuals. This right of association is not unique to the US. Please enlighten yourself and don't be so willing to give up your rights just because you think doing so makes you safe from the monsters.
Yes, the national frat is private business. The University is not private business; it is a state school.
Oh, so an authority figure said that those idiots have no rights so they have no rights? Welcome to the old (and new?) USSR/Russia!
I'm a totalitarian twit for suggesting that government agencies should not be allowed to punish citizens for the content of their speech? I guess I just don't understand "totalitarian".
Seriously? They are a state agency no different from state parks and public high schools.
I'm assuming your are using a t-bone or bone-in ribeye and not some wimpy new your strip?
Maybe he thinks the UK is the 51st of our 57 states he was talking about a while back.
I'm saying that a government agency can point out that society has ideas about what society finds acceptable but government agencies are not allowed to hold opinions of this nature nor take any type of punitive action against perfectly legal and constitutional actions and behaviors.
I am not saying whether I agree or disagree with the sentiments they are expressing as my opinion of that is not pertinent to the discussion.
I'm saying that if the university is holding expulsion or such over their heads, then their freedom of speech has been taken away by a government agency and that is clearly unconstitutional.
If they are kicked out of a private organization that chooses to not be associated with such idiots, then no, their freedom of expression has not been hindered as the private organizations (inherited from its other members) is also in play here.
HELP!!!! I'm being held prisoner in /usr/games/lib!