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To: Blue House Sue

> This is a great test case. <

It sure is. Let’s say you’re a car salesman, working for Ford. And Ford demands that you sign a paper promising to buy only Ford products. You refuse. So Ford fires you.

Is that legal? I think so. The First Amendment only protects free speech from government suppression. It does not protect free speech in general.

But here we have not a private company, but a government school. So yes, this will be an interesting case.


9 posted on 12/18/2018 6:45:12 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Leaning Right

If they law said she could not promote a boycott while at work, she would have no case.

But saying she would not engage in a boycott on or off the job is far over the line, and very likely unconstitutional.


22 posted on 12/18/2018 6:58:58 AM PST by Blue House Sue
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