The University of Minnesota is a public school. It has a Board of Regents chosen by the state legislature. Because it is a public school, it must abide by both the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of expression and the state constitution’s separate guarantee that “all persons may freely speak, write and publish their sentiments on all subjects.”
The creepy SJW campus culture warriors who drafted and will be in charge of enforcing this policy not-so-secretly want to lock up anyone who dares to use any incorrect pronoun, for instance by using “she” only to refer to true biological women. That’s why the FAQ accompanying the policy threatens that violations may “constitute discrimination or harassment based on gender identity or gender expression in violation of Board of Regents Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy.”
Even if that’s true, of course any “Board of Regents Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy” cannot overrule the federal or state constitutions.
It is expensive to file lawsuits. The creepy SJW campus culture warriors know they are acting unlawfully, extralegally, and anti-constitutionally. They hope normal Americans will go along with it–instead of getting woke, getting angry, and getting their fundraising together for the necessary litigation.
The creepy SJW campus culture warriors will not back down unless they’re forced to back down.
The University of Minnesota is a public school. It has a Board of Regents chosen by the state legislature. Because it is a public school, it must abide by both the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of expression and the state constitution’s separate guarantee that “all persons may freely speak, write and publish their sentiments on all subjects.”
The creepy SJW campus culture warriors who drafted and will be in charge of enforcing this policy not-so-secretly want to lock up anyone who dares to use any incorrect pronoun, for instance by using “she” only to refer to true biological women. That’s why the FAQ accompanying the policy threatens that violations may “constitute discrimination or harassment based on gender identity or gender expression in violation of Board of Regents Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy.”
Even if that’s true, of course any “Board of Regents Equity, Diversity, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy” cannot overrule the federal or state constitutions.
It is expensive to file lawsuits. The creepy SJW campus culture warriors know they are acting unlawfully, extralegally, and anti-constitutionally. They hope normal Americans will go along with it–instead of getting woke, getting angry, and getting their fundraising together for the necessary litigation.
The creepy SJW campus culture warriors will not back down unless they’re forced to back down.