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Originally Posted by lake
I'm glad there are going to be consequences for these students. I was embarrassed to hear Tri Delta(s) were involved. I do have a question though: It was mentioned above about how free speech is all about the government not limiting your speech, blah blah blah. But in this case, the president of this university is acting on behalf of a state university, so isn't that, in essence, the government interfering with these students' right to free speech?
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Possibly.
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Originally Posted by DeltAlum
I'm surprised that I don't see anyone claiming that the actions by President Boren are a violation of the two expelled students Constitutional right to free speech under The First Amendment to the US Constitution.
I think that's the case here, even though I agree with Boren and SAE Nationals actions. Entirely.
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I think Kevin hits it right. They know there's a chance a court would say they violated his First Amendment rights, which is why they've attempted to predicate their decision on things other than the speech itself, but they think action now is worth the risk.
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I will now go quietly back into Greek Chat hibernation for another few years.
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Please don't!
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Originally Posted by Kevin
There are good arguments on both sides... and I don't think the school cares whether they have to pay a settlement. They just want to get rid of this.
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Yep.