[thefactor]

The 1A says that GOVERNMENT can't suppress your speech and throw you in jail for saying stupid things the gov't may not like. SAE is a frat, not the gov't.

SAE is basically saying, "you are free to spew vile hatred, but you're not going to do it while representing our organization. So you're out."

Are these kids being prosecuted? No. Are their freedoms being taken away? Nope. They got thrown out of a private organization. Which is perfectly fine and legal.

[PapaBear3625]

The 1A says that GOVERNMENT can't suppress your speech and throw you in jail for saying stupid things the gov't may not like. SAE is a frat, not the gov't. SAE is basically saying, "you are free to spew vile hatred, but you're not going to do it while representing our organization. So you're out."

Did SAE national take action because they were personally offended? Or because they don't want the blow-back from both government and leftist university administrations if they fail to treat the frat harshly? Keeping in mind that the idiots on the bus were not the WHOLE frat, and the WHOLE frat is being punished, not just the perps.

[DiogenesLamp]

Are these kids being prosecuted? No. Are their freedoms being taken away? Nope. They got thrown out of a private organization. Which is perfectly fine and legal.

I agree that the SAE national organization has a right to kick them out and not be associated with them, but I am more concerned about what the University does in regards to retaliatory action.

If the University takes any action (other than condemnation) then that's a bridge too far in my opinion.