Penn State Officials Threaten to Call Police on Students Handing Out US Constitutions (Video)

Gateway Pundit ^ | Septe,ber 18, 2014 | Jim Hoft

[Timber Rattler]

Penn State Young America’s Foundation Chapter were told to take down their table from a designated “free speech zone” on campus.

They were handing out Constitutions – on Constitution Day.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Hard to believe, from Sandusky U...

[Catsrus]

Our local campus, Ohio University, allows tables in the foyer, and yes, they allowed the Agape Fellowship to set one up and pass out pamphlets and Jesus key chains. No one complained. Of course, they also allowed the LGBT crowd to have one as well, but not on the same day.

[SkyDancer]

Then of course weeks later the admin will come out all gooey and sorrowful begging forgiveness on how stupid they were. But only if or when enough people protest that.

[buffyt]

OH, NO! Spreading the TRUTH! We cannot have that!

[buffyt]

ExactlY! All of the health and wellness offices in colleges pass out free condoms! They are in a basket just outside the door, take as many as you want. I keep seeing this on campuses!

[rdcbn]

In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.

George Orwell

[buffyt]

Just what I was thinking, Sandusky! I wonder how he is doing in prison? Hopefully on the other end of the rapes now....

[Slings and Arrows]

[Sola Veritas]

“...there have always been a number of “preachers” that stand and “preach” for hours at a time. They call out girls for dressing provocatively. They warn of alcohol as the devil. Etc. etc.”

They should not be restricted and “zoned.” You may not like what these “preachers” are saying (they are right by the way), but the COTUS is clear in the First Amendment. The First protects religious expression and speech. It never guarantees anyone (except on private property) protection from hearing “religious” or any other “speech” (especially political or religious). We have freedom of religion and speech in this country....not freedom from religion or speech.

[FlJoePa]

Well, I would agree to a point, but if a kid is trying to get some sleep after studying for a final and she has a guy w/ a bullhorn 20 yards from her window at 8am, then it’s a problem.

[ronnie raygun]

If they were handing out pedophilia pamphlets this would be ok

[I want the USA back]

Today’s colleges show you what the leftists want for the entire country.

[SunkenCiv]

Listen, if you’re not going to hand out brochures advocating pederasty in the locker room showers and blaming it on the sports program, just don’t show up.

[P-Marlowe]

They can hand out copies of the Constitution all day long - any day. They just can’t have a table. The reason for this is that there would be tables everywhere for every cause imaginable.

Maybe they should be allowed to express themselves in areas where there already are tables, eh?

Are you actually one of those neo-statists that believe that free speech should be limited to specific free speech zones?

Why are you here on Free Republic?

[FlJoePa]

You must be thinking of Penn - where they actually DID cover up and hide a pedophile (knowingly - not unknowingly) for years and years.

Esteemed Penn professor Scott Ward

[italianquaker]

Nothing would of been said if they were handing out pamphlets instructing people how to cover up child rape. Good job penn state and mr paterno

[miss marmelstein]

Or positive bios on Sandusky!

[jobim]

Is a table a protected right?

I don't know the policy, but it appears the argument over the existence of a table needs to be fought at the policy level, not with the bureaucrat simply enforcing it. The 2 school employees seemed to be doing their job, and were not combative.

I don't understand the venom unleashed on this thread. And I am a prolife leader, accustomed to catching much grief over many years for signs.

[Cboldt]

-- give out copies of the Constitution with Mein Kampf as the cover - I wonder how many college morons would read it thinking Hitler wrote the US Constitution... --

Now that's funny, right there.

[tired&retired]

Apparently it is a “free speech” but not a “free table” zone!