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A Law Student Mocked the Federalist Society. It Jeopardized His Graduation
yahoo.com ^ | 6/3/21 | Neil Vigdor

Posted on 06/04/2021 6:00:47 AM PDT by cotton1706

His offense: sending an email flyer to fellow law students in January that he pretended was from the Federalist Society, a prominent conservative and libertarian group with a chapter at the law school.

The satirical flyer promoted a discussion about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, featuring Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and the Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton. The title of the mock event: “The Originalist Case for Inciting Insurrection.”

The chapter’s leaders were not amused. They filed a complaint on March 27 with the university, which said in a message to Wallace that it wasn’t until May 22 that the complainants had asked the administration to pursue the matter.

“I was astounded,” Wallace, 32, said in an interview Wednesday. “I couldn’t believe that without any more than this letter of concern they placed my graduation and everything I’ve worked for for the last three years, they’ve placed that under threat.”

Wallace’s predicament drew national attention from both free speech groups and conservatives. It served as another example of the intense debate over political speech on college campuses in America.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bidenvoters; dncbrownshirts; elections; federalistsociety; stalinisttactics; waronerror
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Hmmmm. Law student seems to have never been taught that spreading falsehoods has consequences. He was "astounded!"

Try mocking Black Lives Matter or LGBT and see where that gets you on a liberal campus.

Yahoo News I'm sure wouldn't be defending "free speech" then.

1 posted on 06/04/2021 6:00:47 AM PDT by cotton1706
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To: cotton1706

>>His offense: sending an email flyer to fellow law students in January that he pretended was from the Federalist Society

That isn’t “mocking”, that is fabrication and a hoax.

But AssPress, YahooooNews, and the NYet Times all make stuff up so no big whoop.


2 posted on 06/04/2021 6:03:27 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: cotton1706

>>Wallace’s predicament drew national attention from both free speech groups and conservatives. It served as another example of the intense debate over political speech on college campuses in America.

What “free speech groups”? What “conservatives”?


3 posted on 06/04/2021 6:04:39 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity.)
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To: cotton1706

Nothingburger:

“The complaint was resolved as expeditiously as possible, and the respondent and complainant have been informed that case law supports that the email is protected speech.”


4 posted on 06/04/2021 6:06:00 AM PDT by NobleFree ("law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the right of an individual")
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“I was astounded,” Wallace, 32, said in an interview Wednesday.

Thirty-two and still a child. Astounded? If he would have mocked BLM or antifa or trans rights he would have been out of there in one day.

5 posted on 06/04/2021 6:06:44 AM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.d)
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To: cotton1706

prolly not going to happen. Very soviat like though.


6 posted on 06/04/2021 6:07:13 AM PDT by exnavy
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To: cotton1706

Wow, look at that. Yahoo found an example of a free speech issue on a college campus in which a leftist is the victim.

See, America? Leftist speech is being squelched on college campuses.


7 posted on 06/04/2021 6:07:31 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (THE ISSUE IS NEVER THE ISSUE. THE REVOLUTION IS THE ISSUE.)
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To: cotton1706

Forgery is not satire. This guy should never graduate law school if he doesn’t even understand that.


8 posted on 06/04/2021 6:08:52 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: cotton1706

Anyone surprised that this lowlife will be working for the Federal government?


9 posted on 06/04/2021 6:10:10 AM PDT by allendale
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To: cotton1706

“I was astounded,” Wallace, 32, said in an interview Wednesday.

This was what caught my eye. the guy is 32 and still in school. He’s officially middle-aged and *still* in school!


10 posted on 06/04/2021 6:10:22 AM PDT by Flick Lives (“Today we celebrate the first glorious anniversary of the Information Purification Directives.”)
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That’s not freedom of speech, that’s false representation and defamation. How does his guy get off saying it’s freedom of speech?


11 posted on 06/04/2021 6:17:16 AM PDT by ProudDeplorable (Concentrated power has always been the enemy of liberty. ~ Ronald Reagan)
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To: cotton1706

The same people up in arms over this complaint are perfectly fine with the criminal charges being pursued by Biden’s corrupt, out of control DOJ against someone who tweeted humorous, obviously satirical memes encouraging likely Biden supporters not to vote (or to vote by texting some phone number, something no non-retarded adult could think was serious). First Amendment for me, but not for thee.


12 posted on 06/04/2021 6:18:57 AM PDT by Stingray51 ( )
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To: cotton1706

It was satire and pretty obviously so and in bad taste but it was just satire. His mistake was making it look like it came from the Federalist Society. If he hadn’t have done that, I’d be fine with it.


13 posted on 06/04/2021 6:27:45 AM PDT by Pollard
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To: a fool in paradise

“What conservatives?” Certainly not the Federalist Society as those swamp creatures have been far from conservative for decades.


14 posted on 06/04/2021 6:32:56 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: cotton1706

Aw, gee, lawfare.

Who invented that?


15 posted on 06/04/2021 6:35:29 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie (I'm changing my name to 'Spike Protien'!)
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To: NobleFree
"Riot information will be emailed the morning of the event,” the flyer said, offering Grubhub coupons to the first 30 students who RSVP’d for the fictitious program.

Pretty clear indicia that this is satire.

16 posted on 06/04/2021 6:36:15 AM PDT by AndyJackson
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To: cotton1706

You can be sure if it were a member of the Federalist Society that had sent a “joke” about BLM, his graduation and diploma would be canceled, his reputation smeared and he’d have NO recourse.


17 posted on 06/04/2021 6:36:49 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (Rigged Elections have Consequences)
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To: a fool in paradise
That isn’t “mocking”, that is fabrication and a hoax.

Exactly. Headline is a fake news headline.

18 posted on 06/04/2021 6:38:44 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (11/3-11/4/2020 - The USA became a banana republic.)
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To: Flick Lives

12 years of law school down the drain.


19 posted on 06/04/2021 6:45:42 AM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (DEFEAT THE COUP D'ETAT BY THE STALINAZI DERP STATE !)
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To: cotton1706

Wallace, 32?........................


20 posted on 06/04/2021 6:50:21 AM PDT by Red Badger (Jesus said there is no marriage in Heaven. That's why they call it Heaven.....................)
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