Video obtained by @theFIREorg: After Gov. Abbott's executive order targeting student demonstrators, UT San Antonio administrators filmed themselves telling students that if they chant "from the river to the sea," they will be reported to law enforcement.
This wasn't an accident. This is UTSA's Senior Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Dean of Students making sure to document their enforcement of Abbott's executive order. It's a deliberate chilling of speech protected by the First Amendment.
A state that says free speech in protests "is of critical importance" and should be "free, robust, and uninhibited" () does not tell students that a chant will land them in law enforcement crosshairs. Or does Texas now have literal speech police?capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/bi…
Thankfully, CAIR is now suing Abbott and various university officials, rightly arguing that the executive order violates the First Amendment. texastribune.org/2024/05/16/law…
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