State Legislator Confronts 'liberal College Campuses'

Los Angeles Times ^ | Saturday, November 29, 2003

[Buck W.]

DENVER -- Worried that left-wing professors are using college classrooms to bully those who don't toe the liberal line, a Colorado politician says it might be time to pass a law protecting students who hold more conservative or religious views.

Republican state senate president John Andrews recently sent a letter to Colorado's 29 public colleges and universities, asking them to explain how they handle cases of ideological discrimination and how they promote diverse points of view. Their answers are due by Monday. If he's unhappy with what he hears, Andrews vowed, he'll sponsor legislation to "ensure academic freedom."

Exactly how the bill would do that has not been worked out yet.

"To say college campuses are liberal is like saying water is wet," Andrews said. "I have heard that a conservative viewpoint is decidedly unwelcome."

[Scenic Sounds]

If he's unhappy with what he hears, Andrews vowed, he'll sponsor legislation to "ensure academic freedom."

Academic Freedom!
It seems like only yesterday!

[smith288]

I wonder how such a bill would look?

Inestigation which would include spy students with video cameras?

[little jeremiah]

They could start be removing federal monies from college campi. Then federal rules and regulations would be over too. Wait until the dust settles and see what is left. May not have any problems after that.

[KC_Conspirator]

I think this bill is warranted. I remember that a recent poll had democrats outnumbering Republicans 29-1 on the University of Colorados faculty/staff. Thats outrageous.

As someone who has been a victim of leftist bias on campus, I am glad some are finally going after these campus nazis.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

In 2004...

California Conservative Republican VAN TRAN will become America's 1st Vietnamese-American elected to a State Legislature.

See:

http://www.TranforAssembly.com


Gov. ARNOLD always get his Man.

[Alissa]

As someone who has been a victim of leftist bias on campus

Ditto on that!!!! However, I was victimized my believing their garbage when I was a young idiot.

[temijin]

temijin wrote a poem: we want free speech for thee, for him and her and he and she, and you too, if you agree

[StriperSniper]

"racial discrimination" - about 302,000 hits

"religious discrimination" - about 41,500 hits

[explodingspleen]

The trouble is that everyone on staff is liberal, and they like to keep it that way. Good luck getting tenure if your colleagues know you're a conservative...

What I think would be appropriate would be for public universities to have their faculty appointments managed by an independent accreditation board.

[ConservativeMan55]

Ping for your interest!

[concerned about politics]

Worried that left-wing professors are using college classrooms to bully those who don't toe the liberal line, a Colorado politician says it might be time to pass a law protecting students who hold more conservative or religious views.

It's about time !! All states should do something to help those poor kids in the socialist indoctrination centers!

[The Great RJ]

A better solution is to send your kids to more conservative private colleges. If they have good grades and SAT/ACT scores, the scholarships available at many schools reduce the price to very comparable to state universities.

[winner3000]

Don't you all love how they smirk about politicians getting onto their turf, but they have no problem getting politicians to foist affirmative action and other liberal dogma and quotas on us! What a bunch of hypocrites.

[LiteKeeper]

SPOTREP - EDUCATION - ACADEMIC FREEDOM - FOR STUDENTS

[little jeremiah]

Expand your thesis...
Personally, I consider that most "higher education" is relatively useless. Better to have technical schools for the technically minded, nursing and other healing arts schools for those types, apprenticeships for various trades and skills, and so on. Most of the crap that's taught in centers of learning is tripe at best and evil indoctrination at worst.

And keeping young people irresponsible party animals into their mid 20's is stupid too. Let them work part time and go to community college.

[temijin]

Temijin wrote a poem: We want free speech for thee, for him and her and he and she and for you too, if you agree

[little jeremiah]

Moral relativists are so absolutist about it!! People who want me to tolerate "gays" just can't tolerate me!! People who tell us to "celebrate diversity" hate my viewpoint - it's too diverse!

And the really funny thing is they take themselves so seriously - I bet their lack of self-laughter makes them all old and wrinkly before their time.