I might agree that it was not the appropriate venue for this type of activity but that only makes it inappropriate, not illegal. The ACLU is simply wrong again.
If you agree that she should be stopped from doing this altar call, what level of violence should the government use against her to make her submit and conform?
If the school knew about this, or permitted it, that would be where any illegalities lie. The girl is a free person. It's not illegal to make an ass out of yourself.
My defense is not of the ACLU but of the notion that a graduation ceremony is for all students and that it is rude and improper to turn it into a sectarian evangelical event.
It's surprising and sad how many think otherwise.
If you agree that she should be stopped from doing this altar call, what level of violence should the government use against her to make her submit and conform?
The school or the MC should have just politely ended her speech. Perhaps with a joking apology for her "zeal."
SD
Seeing as this event was organized by the school, an arm of the government, the school has a right as a matter of policy to control the content. Freedom of speech does not mean the government is obligated to pay for my microphone. Just as I would be forcibly removed -- and properly so -- if I barged up on stage at a public university to interrupt a speech by Ann Coulter, so could this girl be violently removed by the school. As it happens, it was probably quicker & easier just to let her get her crap overwith, rather than cause further disruption.