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Opponents rush to court to block Florida’s intellectual freedom surveys on college campuses
The Capitolist ^
| March 28th 2022
| News Service of Florida
Posted on 03/28/2022 1:07:46 PM PDT by Jacquerie
TALLAHASSEE — Opponents of a controversial 2021 law asked a federal judge this weekend to prevent the state from moving forward with surveys about “intellectual freedom and viewpoint diversity” on college and university campuses.
Attorneys for students, faculty members and groups challenging the law filed an emergency motion Saturday seeking a temporary restraining order or a preliminary injunction. The motion said surveys could be distributed to college and university students and employees as soon as April 4.
The opponents filed an overall challenge to the law last summer, contending that the surveys would violate the First Amendment.
Under the law, state universities and colleges will be required to conduct annual surveys. The law directed the university system’s Board of Governors and State Board of Education, which oversees state colleges, to each have a survey that will be used by schools and that “considers the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented and members of the university (or college) community, including students, faculty, and staff, feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom.”
The law (HB 233) also said survey results will be published each September. Students and employees are not required to participate in the surveys.
The emergency motion included a schedule that the plaintiffs said they had obtained. That schedule indicated invitations would be sent to students and employees April 4 to take the survey, according to the motion.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs, including the United Faculty of Florida union, contended that allowing the surveys to move forward on the timeline “threatens irreparable harm to plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights.” The motion said Republican lawmakers passed the measure to target what they perceived as liberal bias on campuses.
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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 1stamendment; florida; intellectualfreedom; orwellian; rondesantis; upisdown
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College professors long ago forgot for whom they work.
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:07:46 PM PDT
by
Jacquerie
To: Jacquerie
Can’t tolerate crticism of the Marxist Narrative!!!
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:10:53 PM PDT
by
MercyFlush
(I don't follow the science. I follow the money. )
To: Jacquerie
“considers the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented and members of the university (or college) community, including students, faculty, and staff, feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom.” I'd say it is fairly obvious many students are not free to express their beliefs and viewpoints. The people suppressing these beliefs are the very ones challenging the survey. They don't want their oppression made public.
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:13:23 PM PDT
by
ThunderSleeps
(Vaccine mandates: they are not about health, they are about obedience.)
To: Jacquerie
I guess they don’t want news about their little police states to get around. That’s a shame.
To: Jacquerie
The planitiffs [the academics] claim that “allowing the surveys to move forward on the timeline “threatens irreparable harm to plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights.”
Seems as though NOT allowing the surveys harm everyone else’s First Amendment rights.
To: Jacquerie
Asking people if they wish to fill out a free survey, at their own personal discretion, is a violation of the 1st Amendment?
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:19:02 PM PDT
by
monkeyshine
(live and let live is dead)
To: Jacquerie
How is this law in any way “controversial”?
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:21:41 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
((The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.))
To: Jacquerie
The law directed the university system's Board of Governors and State Board of Education, which oversees state colleges, to each have a survey that will be used by schools and that “considers the extent to which competing ideas and perspectives are presented and members of the university (or college) community, including students, faculty, and staff, feel free to express their beliefs and viewpoints on campus and in the classroom.” Because God forbid people should be able to express their ideas. The gray ponytails are the only ones who should set the tone of conversation and quash differing viewpoints.
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:25:59 PM PDT
by
liberalh8ter
(The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
To: Jacquerie
"Students and employees are not required to participate in the surveys".So what's the problem libtards? Afraid the truth will be revealed?
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:26:26 PM PDT
by
airborne
(Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
To: Jacquerie; Joe Brower
Attorneys for the plaintiffs, including the United Faculty of Florida union, contended that allowing the surveys to move forward on the timeline “threatens irreparable harm to plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights.”The right to what? To turn your students into bratty, ungrateful, violent Marxist drones?
To: Jacquerie
contending that the surveys would violate the First Amendment.
But we have every right to Violate their First Amendment rights??
The Judge shgould not only Dismiss with Prejudice, he should find the Lawyers bringing this motion in Contempt of Court and give them the Maximum Sanctions available
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:31:08 PM PDT
by
eyeamok
(founded in cynicism, wrapped in sarcasm)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
It’s like roaches, voting to keep the lights off.
Turning the lights on would a 1A violation!!!
To: Jacquerie
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:36:14 PM PDT
by
Lisbon1940
(I don’t see why they would)
To: ThunderSleeps
I hope the judge laughs as he bounces them out of court
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:41:50 PM PDT
by
dila813
To: Jacquerie
What’s the matter folks, afraid of a little expression of
personal views?
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:54:16 PM PDT
by
DoughtyOne
(I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
To: dila813
Nope. It’s going to be heard in a federal court.
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posted on
03/28/2022 1:58:46 PM PDT
by
Jacquerie
(ArticleVBlog.com)
To: BenLurkin
Anything the Left disagrees with is ‘controversial’.
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posted on
03/28/2022 2:00:52 PM PDT
by
bassmaner
(He y commies: I'm a white male, and guilty of NOTHING! Sell your 'white guilt' elsewhere!)
To: Jacquerie
The opponents filed an overall challenge to the law last summer, contending that the surveys would violate the First Amendment.Leftists always accuse the right of the exact things leftists are doing.
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posted on
03/28/2022 2:34:31 PM PDT
by
ConservativeInPA
(Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
To: Jacquerie
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posted on
03/28/2022 3:33:13 PM PDT
by
dila813
To: ConservativeInPA
Leftists always accuse the right of the exact things leftists are doing. Yep. They are nothing if not highly predictable.
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posted on
03/28/2022 3:33:47 PM PDT
by
Boomer
(Piss On A Commie For Mommy!)
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