University Bans Humor Quotation From Student's Door

CNSnews.com ^ | 10/19/06 | Nathan Burchfiel

[alloysteel]

Well, the Federal government IS common, dangerous, powerful and relentless. And in fact, it is only slightly less so under Republican administrations than it is under Dem'crat regimes. One of the reasons the relative threat from the Feds decreases so little is because of the entrenched bureaucracy and the appointed judiciary.

[exile]

"Just what the world needs, another philosophy doctoral student. They keep churning out thousands of them but there are very few jobs. Poor guy, he'll never get a job now."

You know the last Philosophy doctor I spoke to said the same thing. I said "Just shut up and give me my fries".

[Froufrou]

That's the best answer yet! Fair is fair.

[Billthedrill]

"Free speech zone"? What, do they put up signs or something?

[talleyman]

"free speech zone."

How do you get a hallway re-zoned? Is there a free speech planning commission in charge of that?

[Bernard Marx]

the hallway the door faces is not a "free speech zone."

When was America divided into "free speech" and "no free speech" zones? This, indeed, is frightening. I've long believed the major battles for freedom in America will be fought on its college campuses. At the moment we're losing.

[Old Professer]

Soon, we'll have Speech-free zones.

[MortMan]

They're banning humor to raise morale again, I see...

[Old Professer]

But, they own the soapbox.

[MadeInAmerica]

You know the last Philosophy doctor I spoke to said the same thing. I said "Just shut up and give me my fries".

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ROFLMAO

[Eric in the Ozarks]

No humor allowed at Marquette, apparently.

[BuglerTex]

Of course, the campus map in the Physics Department has an arrow on it with the words: You are probably here.

[The Lumster]

Just what the world needs, another philosophy doctoral student. They keep churning out thousands of them but there are very few jobs. Poor guy, he'll never get a job now

Yes he will - He'll end up a tenured professor at some state university where he'll spend many years indoctrinating young minds with the socialist mindset.

[Old North State]

Seriously, who would find Barry's statement offensive? His comment describes the rationale for the bill of rights in a humorous way. Concentration of power is to be feared. Do the dimwits at Marquette miss the entire point of the Constitution, Leviathan, 1984, etc?

[teawithmisswilliams]

I don't think Marquette is a public university........

...but if they were threatened with the loss of all federal money for their censorship, they'd reverse course immediately. How ironic would that be?

[E8Ret]

That it didn't apply to them...and it doesn't. The 1st amendment doesn't guarentee free speech, it protects us against governments who would interfere with free speech. The university is not a government and anyone who disagrees with their regulations is free to leave.

[Red Badger]

The Constitution simply prohibits Congress from limiting "free speech". It does not prohibit private persons, companies, organizations, or in this case private schools and universities from doing so. If I own the land or building, I make the rules. If you say or post something I don't like, you will be escorted off the property and barred from returning, by court order and police presence, or self armed guards, if necessary. "Freedom of speech" is so misunderstood in this country, even by those who claim to be it's greatest supporters...........

[Red Badger]

hear ! hear! see #37!.....

[Loyolas Mattman]

A college dorm is but a scaled-down version of life under a totalitarian regime...

(And despite this, I still love my school!)

[Lekker 1]

We need more fact before we pass judgement. Is Marquette a private university? Congress might constitutionally be barred from "making a law", but Marquette might not be.