It’s a week about choices! Either click the link below to read my response to a bizarre claim that I/@TheFIREorg only care about the speech of my “wealthy friends,” OR continue reading to learn about the oft-misunderstood heckler’s veto! 0/5
https://twitter.com/glukianoff/status/1322219832822161411
Today, the inimitable @AdGo writes for my blog on one of the worst misunderstandings of a #freespeech concept (in this case, the heckler’s veto) I’ve ever seen from a university administrator — which is REALLY saying something. 1/5
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The heckler’s veto is when an individual or group attempts to silence a speaker through noise, intimidation, or violence. The First Amendment requires government actors to avoid empowering the veto against protected speech. 2/5
.@UNTnews, @YctUnt set up a pro-life display, which was then vandalized. YCT asked the dean of students to condemn the vandalism.
The dean refused, appearing to think that “the heckler’s veto” was an legitimate part of #freespeech, not it’s antithesis. 3/5
The dean refused, appearing to think that “the heckler’s veto” was an legitimate part of #freespeech, not it’s antithesis. 3/5
The “heckler’s veto” doctrine was created by courts to protect unpopular speakers (largely anti-war & civil rights protestors) from losing their speech rights merely because others wanted them shut down. 4/5
The uncanny @AdGo does a stellar job of going through that history & legal evolution.
If you want to learn more, check out our last explainer on #freespeech key concepts about non-delegable constitutional duties. 5/5
If you want to learn more, check out our last explainer on #freespeech key concepts about non-delegable constitutional duties. 5/5
https://twitter.com/glukianoff/status/1319014990410584067
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