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Robert P. George @McCormickProf
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FIRE is an equal opportunity defender of academic freedom--holding conservatives and liberals to the same standard. thefire.org/congressmans-o…
Here staff of a conservative member of Congress crossed the line. FIRE called them out on it and called on Rep. Fortenberry to reject it.
The Congressman is a good man and a strong defender of civil liberty (especially religious freedom). I hope he will make a clear statement.
Bravo to FIRE for standing up for everyone's speech rights in education and for exemplifying the non-partisanship of which we need more.
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1/ I have a proposal for all people who understand the vital importance of freedom of thought and expression to truth-seeking and democracy.
2/ Find an opportunity--today--to speak up for the rights of someone you deeply disagree with about something that really matters to you.
3/ Take a stand against prohibiting people from saying what they believe to be true or compelling them to say what they believe to be false.
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1/ Friends of civil liberty-right and left-need to stand up to the speech police-right or left-who would forbid people saying what they believe or compel their saying what they don't believe. "Teacher refused to sign pro-Israel oath, so she lost her job": interc.pt/2BqhEpu
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3/ on both sides who do it & rationalize their support for it. They condemn people on the other side for doing it while doing it themselves.
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1/ The 1st Amendment protects free speech for everyone. It protects the President's critics. It protects the President himself. It protects his defenders. All should exercise their free speech right responsibly, but it is protected even when they exercise it irresponsibly.
2/ Whether we're talking about college campuses or the broader society, the way to deal with speech we disapprove of, or regard as biased or unfair or otherwise irresponsible, it to criticize it--exercising our own free speech rights. We should not try to silence the other guy.
3/ The right to freedom of speech was hard won and could easily be lost. Its importance to truth-seeking and democracy is underappreciated. We take it too much for granted. It must be defended, whether assaults on it come from the left or the right, from academics or politicians.
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