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Falwell's University Purges Campus Democrats

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Flavia5/22/2009 2:24:03 pm PDT

re: #16 gnargtharst

Who cares? So the Democratic Party Club objects…. Then don’t enroll there. It’s a private university full of fundamentalists. If you want to start a club that opposes the founding dogma, you might find yourself unwelcome.

It’s not a “free speech” issue. All the Democrat Club members are perfectly welcome to speak their inane speech somewhere else, using their own property.

Non-issue.

I disagree. Partially. You are correct that the Democrat Club is free to take itself elsewhere. But this is, indeed, a free speech issue. The college is exposing itself as both fascist & cowardly when it comes to any differing opinions.

& there’s another little issue: will the university refund the tuition paid by those who feel forced to leave? I’m betting not