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eppur_se_muova

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3. Schools cannot control students' speech, nor should they try, nor should they have they authority ...
Fri Dec 8, 2023, 08:54 AM
Dec 2023

... to do so, except when threats are clear. Even this short excerpt covers that pretty well.

Repugs like Stefanik -- who is taking on a more and more evil role as henchman (henchwoman?) with every public appearance -- only want to establish the control of student speech as the new norm. They might very well be as guilty of antisemitism as the students who have gotten their ire (ostensibly) up but they want to set the precedent. As the Brits so often say, "it's the thin end of the wedge", and you know damned well the Uglicans won't hesitate to drive that wedge home if they get the chance.

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