Texas high school silences Valedictorian's microphone during speech on Constitution, report says

Fox ^ | 06/08/13

[AtlasStalled]

A Texas high school silenced its Valedictorian’s microphone during his speech when he diverted from his pre-approved remarks and instead spoke about the Constitution.

[Gene Eric]

I concur.

[Gene Eric]

Good job, young man. # em if they can’t take a joke. And # em harder when they deny our Constitutional liberties.

[Gene Eric]

>> The school’s microphone, the school’s forum, the school’s approval.

Get over your pedantic, servile BS.

[count-your-change]

“I guess you feel the same way about the valedictorian who tore up his speech and recited the Lord's Prayer the other day.”

If the destroyed speech was what he agreed to give then he was being just as dishonest and that dishonesty cannot be buried in rote recitation of Scripture. Heaven forbid that any high school student be restrained in their speech.

[ResponseAbility]

****Them cutting off the mike said more than anything the kid could have said in his speech about the Constitution.****

Agreed.

[count-your-change]

Your personal insults confirm I’m correct. Thanks!

[little jeremiah]

Placemark.

I agree with you 100%.

[skinkinthegrass]

surprised, not really.. free thought is not allowed.
by the Establishment, only pablum.

[MaxMax]

I must agree, rules are rules and he knew them before the speech.
If he had wanted to recite the Constitution he should have submitted it
beforehand. Now if they had renounced it then, that would be another story.

[SaraJohnson]

Zero tolerance. No inspiration or brains allowed. It’s the rule.

[Anima Mundi]

In a way they are making religion, patriotism, the constitution, etc. “Edgy” and cool because that which is forbidden becomes the choice of the young rebel. Now that all the formerly forbidden things are allowed, they will become undesirable and “establishment”.

[ResponseAbility]

****Heaven forbid that any high school student be restrained dictated to in their speech.**** You almost had it.

[ResponseAbility]

****The kid was making his own decisions for everybody else****

Yeah, its called giving a speech.

[Gene Eric]

I criticized your statements, not you personally.

[count-your-change]

No it isn’t. It’s just what I said it is...some kid making an agreement and then breaking that agreement and whining about it afterward.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Actually, yes. Komissars are kommisars, no matter what political point of view they espouse.

[ResponseAbility]

some kid being forced to make an agreement

[frog in a pot]

Your #112 is well said. Particularly in light of the fact the oath sworn by U.S. military officers is to defend the Constitution, while making no reference or provision at all to obeying the orders of the President.

(Many will recall Hitler required and received a sworn personal oath of fidelity from each of his military officers. Stalin had no such need, he simply eliminated tens of thousands of suspected miscreants.)

But we are not talking about a military officer in this instance.
We are talking about a homeowner (the school) who has the right to establish and enforce the rules applicable to its guests (students).

A grad who publically and dramatically violates a rule or policy thought by his alma mater to be important, and is punished, should not be surprised if not welcomed at a higher institution.

[count-your-change]

Oh well...In that case....Help! Help! Jackboot Alert!!! Someone is trying to censor me in some way....help!!! Death of the Constitution if I can’t say anything I want anywhere and anytime!!!!

[count-your-change]

The beatings took place when?