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To: ladysusan
"Several court precedents have found that freedom to exclude is part and parcel of "freedom of association." Although that phrase does not occur within the Constitution, Supreme Court decisions have protected freedom of association as an aspect of the First Amendment's protection of speech, assembly, petition for the redress of grievances, and the establishment of religion."

The "freedom of association" is a right that emanates from the 9th amendment:

"The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people."

The right to "exclude" and/or "discriminate" emanates from the 9th amendment as well.

Your government, on private property, cannot enact laws to the contrary.

If Rutgers is a private university, they are free and have the liberty to exclude and discriminate to their hearts content.

5 posted on 01/06/2003 9:47:58 PM PST by tahiti
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