University officials threaten students passing out U.S. Constitution (Oregon)

Campus Reform ^ | 10/14/2014 | Kaitlyn Schalhorn

[aimhigh]

University officials threatened to call the police and disciplinary action against students who were passing out copies of the U.S. Constitution at Southern Oregon University (SOU) last week.

A group of four students at SOU handed out copies of the Constitution on campus Tuesday while collecting signatures to end the university’s restrictive speech policies, which limit free speech to an area that totals less than one percent of campus. While doing so, the students were approached multiple times by school administrators and campus police who all asked the students to move to a different area of campus.

[aimhigh]

Funny how our constitutional rights always end at the door of the government.

[NRA1995]

students were approached multiple times by school administrators and campus police who all asked the students to move to a different area of campus.

Just as was done in the 60's, the students who were told to move along should have begun shouting, "HELL NO, WE WON'T GO!"

[DoughtyOne]

This university should have it's government funding cut off immediately.


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[Trapped Behind Enemy Lines]

Heaven forbid college students learn anything about the US Constitution.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Imagine what would happen if they passed out copies of the Bill of Rights. These wacky officials would go suicidal.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping.

[MrB]

Or the Book of John...

That would really have drove them up the wall.

[Elsiejay]

The Peoples’ Republic of Oregon.

[Calvin Locke]

Can't remember if was at Tufts, or UW-Madison (Donna Shalala, Chancellor) that had "Free Speech" zones.

Students took to chalking "No Free Speech Zone" around the rest of campus.

The policy didn't last long.

[GeronL]

How dare they pass out such offensive material.

Constitutional rights somehow do not apply on campuses

[Portcall24]

I’ve tried to change my place of birth from Oregon but haven’t had much success.

[Gator113]

LOL....Me too and I have started using “eh” at the end of each sentence so people will think I’m Canadian. Eh

[ex91B10]

Keep it up kids! Bring LOTS of attention to the administration of your school.

[lavaroise]

Wow. It is like red China down there.

[aimhigh]

I’ve tried to change my place of birth from Oregon but haven’t had much success.

They may as well call it Califoregon. Too many imports.

[VTenigma]

Right after 9/11/01 if I had told you in 2014 you would get hassled for handing out the U.S. Constitution on college campuses you would have thought I was nuts, then we passed the Patriot Act.

[Frank_2001]

Silly students! They should have been distributing Korans or copies of The Communist Manifesto-the would have earned extra credits! /s