ACLU Ok’s Censoring Student’s Free Speech

Stop the ACLU points out how painfully unconstitutional the ACLU really is. They support censored speech from the public square to the arena of ideas in schools.

The valedictorian of Foothill High, Brittany McComb, decided to share her faith voluntarily at her graduation ceremony. However, before she could get to the part that meant the most to her, Christ, her microphone went dead. Her speech was in no way endorsed by her school, however the school directly participated in censoring her free speech.

Judges have extended the first amendment to mean any government body. How nice of everyone to ignore the “shall not prohibit” part.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

The decision caused some jeers but it would have been more interesting if the students all walked out in protest. Some parents should have threatened lawsuits for taking away the students rights. But what really is telling… it wasn’t the it was school sponsored but that someone might perceive that it was. Great basis for decision making.

The decision to cut short McComb???s commencement speech Thursday at The Orleans drew jeers from the nearly 400 graduates and their families that went on for several minutes.

However, Clark County School District officials and an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union said Friday that cutting McComb???s mic was the right call. Graduation ceremonies are school-sponsored events, a stance supported by federal court rulings, and as such may include religious references but not proselytizing, they said.

They said McComb???s speech amounted to proselytizing and that her commentary could have been perceived as school-sponsored.

I wonder how many of the school officials actually have read the first ammendment or the Constitution for that matter.

While big brother is in the school one must really begin to wonder when big brother dominates the bloggers? Hmmmmm… is that someone looking over my shoulder?