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ACLU steps in to defend California student who wore Bill Clinton RAPE shirt to school
Tech News Coverage ^ | October 11, 2016 | Sarah Burris

Posted on 10/11/2016 3:43:09 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

The Constitutional right to free speech is defended and upheld whether you like the message or not. Such is the reason the ACLU stepped in to defend a student at Central Coast High School in Orcutt, California, which is just outside Vandenberg Air Force Base. The shirt featured a graphic of former P...The shirt featured a graphic of former President Bill Clinton done in the style of the Shepard Fairey Obama Hope poster from the 2008 election. But instead of “hope” below the graphic, it said “rape.”

In an interview with KCOY, 11th grader Brett Abel said that he has the right to wear whatever he wants.

“On September 6th, my school informed me that my shirt was offensive and sexually suggestive,” student Brett Abel said. That’s when Abel called the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

(Excerpt) Read more at technewscoverage.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aclu; clinton; rapist; tshirt
This article links to an excellent Video at KCOY News regarding the incident and the First Amendment.

Bill Clinton IS a Rapist- everyone needs to know.

1 posted on 10/11/2016 3:43:09 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

A broken analog clock is right twice a day.


2 posted on 10/11/2016 3:45:22 PM PDT by lightman (I'm nobody special...just a follower of the siren call of the Ison.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
The ACLU knows President Trump is just around the corner ...

They ain't gonn'a bully people no mo !

3 posted on 10/11/2016 3:48:22 PM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true .. I have no proof .. but they're true .. and it pisses people off)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
“On September 6th, my school informed me that my shirt was offensive and sexually suggestive,” student Brett Abel said.

Sexually suggestive? Public school administrators are pigs.

4 posted on 10/11/2016 3:50:29 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
In an interview with KCOY, 11th grader Brett Abel said that he has the right to wear whatever he wants.

He has the right to wear a police officer's uniform?

5 posted on 10/11/2016 3:50:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway (I)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

In a surprise move, the ACLU commits a random act of Constitutionalism.


6 posted on 10/11/2016 3:54:38 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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To: nickcarraway

11th Graders point obviously missed


7 posted on 10/11/2016 3:55:32 PM PDT by CGASMIA68
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To: knarf

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/aclu-steps-in-to-defend-california-student-who-wore-bill-clinton-rape-shirt-to-school/

The rest of the story.


8 posted on 10/11/2016 3:56:07 PM PDT by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
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To: Slings and Arrows
In a surprise move, the ACLU commits a random act of Constitutionalism.

Hilarious!
9 posted on 10/11/2016 4:28:52 PM PDT by \/\/ayne (I regret that I have but one subscription cancellation notice to give to my local newspaper.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

The guy was black wasn’t he?


10 posted on 10/11/2016 4:56:12 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Wrong story


11 posted on 10/11/2016 4:57:04 PM PDT by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda�Divide and conquer seems to be working.)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

What’s gotten into the ACLU of late?

They’ve actually taken up a few cases to uphold the Constitution instead of tearing it down. This is totally out of caricature.


12 posted on 10/11/2016 5:47:01 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: \/\/ayne

Thanks!


13 posted on 10/11/2016 5:56:19 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (My music: http://hopalongginsberg.com/ | Facebook: Hopalong Ginsberg)
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To: Beautiful_Gracious_Skies

Even the ACLU can read the tea leaves.

T R U M P - E F F E C T

I think the ACLU should be very very nervous.


14 posted on 10/11/2016 6:10:12 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (28 days: Until Presdient Pre-elect becomes President Elect Donald J. Trump. Help is on the way!)
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