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To: digger48
The government cannot establish a national church. This now interpreted far too broadly -- "You cannot pray in public [unless you are a Muslim].

The government cannot restrict your right to speech. Many people now get upset when non-government bodies restrict speech. The property owner (such as a junior college) tries to restrict speech, and people start screaming.

I may not like all the end results, but I try to remember which parts of the Constitution limit the government, and which parts allow citizens to make their own choices. My religion is my choice (all the time); my speech is my speech (unless the owner of the property wants me to shut up).

7 posted on 09/19/2013 3:32:16 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (21st century. I'm not a fan.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Maybe I’m wrong but since a college gets government funds wouldn’t that make it a public place and therefore a ‘free speech’ area?


15 posted on 09/19/2013 3:44:27 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (".....Barrack, and the horse Mohammed rode in on.")
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To: ClearCase_guy
The property owner (such as a junior college) tries to restrict speech, and people start screaming.

Your implication is this is a case of a property owner restricting speech. The story doesn't indicate if the junior college is private, so, I googled the name of the college, and it's part of the California Community Colleges System. The property owner is the State of California that's trying (successfully) to restrict speech. I dunno, seems worth screaming about.

16 posted on 09/19/2013 3:47:43 PM PDT by Cyber Liberty (It's hard to accept the truth when the lies were exactly what you wanted to hear.)
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To: ClearCase_guy
The property owner (such as a junior college)

Most junior colleges are government agencies.

/johnny

19 posted on 09/19/2013 3:56:25 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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