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A good ruling from the Eight Circuit.
1 posted on 10/05/2023 1:54:42 AM PDT by CFW
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I’m sure that will be changing soon based on what is happening in Switzerland.

Swiss writer who called journalist ‘fat lesbian’ sentenced to 60 days in prison
https://nypost.com/2023/10/04/swiss-writer-who-called-journalist-fat-lesbian-sentenced-to-60-days-in-prison/


2 posted on 10/05/2023 1:58:23 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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Meaning the government will still allow children to not tell a fib.


3 posted on 10/05/2023 1:58:46 AM PDT by Telepathic Intruder
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There are zero human genders. There are two sexes and a tiny number of people with sexual deformities.


5 posted on 10/05/2023 2:20:29 AM PDT by gitmo
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It feels good to occasionally see a ruling that favors the “good guys”.


9 posted on 10/05/2023 2:52:01 AM PDT by octex
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"A school district cannot avoid the strictures of the First Amendment simply by defining certain speech as 'bullying' or 'harassment'"

Now do the Second Amendment and that whole "shall not be infringed" thing.

10 posted on 10/05/2023 3:21:50 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (They say "Our Democracy" but they mean Cosa Nostra.)
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"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"

In democrat bizarro world it's the opposite - - six thugs kicking an unconscious victim on the street is NOT considered as violent as a person saying 'the black community has violence issues'.

The sexual weirdo community is even worse - feeling that using the wrong pronoun is worse than the sexual mutilation of children..

11 posted on 10/05/2023 4:02:43 AM PDT by GOPJ (MSNBC bimbos and pretentious 'men': "THE ELITE " ARE NOT "THE 1%". MAGA's not Marxist/Class envy..)
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“”A school district cannot avoid the strictures of the First Amendment simply by defining certain speech as ‘bullying’ or ‘harassment’””

In fact, there NEEDS to be such speech.

Free Speech was designed to threaten the establishment, and not coddle it. People tend to think the 2nd Amendment was the threat in the Bill of Rights, but the 1st Amendment is first for a reason and that is to threaten those that threaten us.


14 posted on 10/05/2023 4:27:34 AM PDT by CodeToad (Arm Up! They Have!)
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“Speech cannot be regulated as an ‘invasion of the rights of others’ because it is ‘merely offensive to some listener’,”

We’ve known that ... like ... forever. The Construction doesn’t guarantee Americans’ the right to not be offended.


16 posted on 10/05/2023 4:49:56 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam ("Normal" is never coming back.)
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Apparently the Linn-Mar (IA) Community School District superintendent Shannon Bisgard has resigned and is being replaced by Amy Kortemeyer.


18 posted on 10/05/2023 5:00:18 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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intentional and/or persistent refusal … to respect" a peer's gender identity

Fprtunately, it appears that a growing number of people are refusing to participate in -- much less celebrate -- the delusions of the seriously mentally ill.

19 posted on 10/05/2023 5:01:30 AM PDT by glennaro (Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
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The idiotic notion that “I identify as ….” is ridiculous. It doesn’t matter to anyone what another may “identify as”. I am not responsible for acknowledging what one may “identify as”, nor will I be compelled to give a damn what anyone may “identify as”. Likewise, I will never pander to anyone’s mental delusions no matter how much the left demands it.


21 posted on 10/05/2023 5:40:58 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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I’m a non-binary bisexual.

lol...it doesn’t compute.


22 posted on 10/05/2023 5:52:50 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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common sense ruling!

trans morons have no more right to be called what they wish than I to demand to be addressed as supreme ruler


23 posted on 10/05/2023 5:54:55 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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Good, now needs to be adopted nationwide, we’re not only schools, but for everyone!


24 posted on 10/05/2023 6:15:26 AM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected. No Baggage, No Drama.)
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“Speech cannot be regulated as an “invasion of the rights of others” because it is “merely offensive to some listener,””

Good ruling. If the school’s policy had been allowed to stand, silence would be the only acceptable because practically everything is “offensive” to someone. Want to talk about the weather? Suzie Q’s brother was killed in a storm and is upset by talk about the weather. Can’t talk about history because racism. Same with English and math.


26 posted on 10/05/2023 6:21:42 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants ( "It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled."- Mark Twain)
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"Speech cannot be regulated as an "invasion of the rights of others" because it is "merely offensive to some listener," the 8th Circuit said, quoting Tinker and a 3rd Circuit ruling written by future Justice Samuel Alito that struck down a policy prohibiting "unwelcome" verbal or written conduct that "offends, denigrates or belittles" based on "personal characteristics."

"A concurrence by Judge Jane Kelly, the Obama appointee, emphasized the district "may have used language that is insufficiently tailored" to ensuring students of all gender identities "can learn effectively," but "the goal itself" is both "well within the scope of the District’s educational mission" and "mandated by law."

If it's "mandated by law", genius, why did you concur?

Because got overruled and sent back to the kitchen to make sammiches and decided to run your mouth on the way out.

Oh yeah, by the way Judge, you're a simpering bitch. Protected speech and all that.

28 posted on 10/05/2023 6:35:44 AM PDT by StAnDeliver (TrumpII)
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A temporary victory. Polls show that, for the first time in history, a majority of young Americans (Gen Z) think that "hate speech" and offensive speech should be illegal.

Forty years from now, when Gen Z judges dominate the courts, the U.S. will have as much free speech as Britain does today.

34 posted on 10/05/2023 8:27:00 AM PDT by Angelino97
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