To: justshutupandtakeit
Since this is not a public institution Free Speech is not an issue. That may be too esoteric for you to grasp however.Wrong. Since it's not a public instution it's not a Constitutional issue. But it's still a question of free speech. What Harvard did was legal, but it was still pathetic. If they're going to invite a creep, they should let him speak. Then they should invite pro-Israel speakers, and let them speak.
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11/13/2002 12:37:30 PM PST by
xm177e2
To: xm177e2
Freedom of Speech as a term is a political issue. Harvard and all other institutions restrict speech in many different ways. Is it a violation of free speech because I can't get up in a Chemistry class and start giving my opinions about Latin? No, of course not.
What is probable is that some group AT Harvard invited this PoS, not the University itself. But in any case it has every right to UNinvite him and that has nothing to do with Free Speech but rather prevention of noise pollution.
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