In creating a campaign you obviously need a strategy. I am confident that this will not be the last word on the issue and the students are in the awareness phase of their issue in order to have a successful redress campaign. Thanks however for your advice on campus redress procedure.
Sorry ap13 and eljakeo, but our information is backed up by law. Now if you do not believe in the rule of law then that is an entirely different case altogether. Freedom of speech wasn't intended to make you feel good about yourself. It is to preserve the ability for each of us to have a voice, whether you agree with that voice or not. In addition, some of these "rules" that you refer to have been created in the last year. I certainly don't remember seeing a campus as you describe with literature littering the halls just a year ago. This is an unfounded statement and dishonest to the readership. Something else you may not realize is that flyers were banned in the dorms supposedly to save paper, NOT to prevent clutter as you have assumed. However, it is not the campus' business what I decide to print up and distribute to my fellow students. Their attempts to "save paper" for whatever reason will not work and is a symbolic gesture to score brownie points with some other group that is in the business of feeling good about themselves. It won't work.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is an organization that rates schools on how they follow the rule of law on campus. Our school has had a red light status (the worst you can get) for many years for numerous violations. In a court of law the campus would not be able to defend the speech codes it has in place. So why have them? To make the two of you happy? I am sorry that you also are tired of hearing about what the founders believed and their intentions in laying the stage for a society that respects the rights of its people including you and me. It doesn't surprise me that you were not taught what that oath meant as we have our modern military engaged in undeclared wars across the globe and I would wager that doesn't bother you. Fortunately, there are many veterans who have woken up to this and care about defending this country and the Constitution. The subversion of the Constitution is all around us and it is transforming our ability to live as free people. This is but one issue we hope to present and challenge both the administration and the students this year. I am glad that it has challenged each of you.
YAL promotes the Constitution and limited government principles. We intend to liberate students with those ideas that founded this country. It is critical that students understand the difference and recognize when their civil liberties are being violated by administrators. This is the essence of our free society. Apologists of such an administration the regulates those rights inherent to all of us have a lot to learn about freedom and what legions in this country have fought to defend and preserve and believe YOU are a child that needs to be dictated to as the poster classicly demonstrates above.
Interesting to see this non-event in the paper when there were a handful of people who attended, mostly paid lobbyists, and two students. This is of course the UDK. Why can't Planned Parenthood stand on its own two feet like other women's clinics in the state? The last line of the piece says it all.
Actually, there are less rich people now than there were in 2007. So the "rich getting richer" is not an authentic statement. However, how did some of these rich acquire more capital in the recent downturn? Bailouts, or redistribution of wealth programs initiated by the government at the expense of the lower and middle class. Whether the intervention be for foreign countries in the form of aid, much of which is confiscated and used as a weapon against the oppressed people or if we are "saving" the too big to fails it is immoral and unconstitutional. Now, there is a trend in your arguments xz007 that somehow this is freedom rather than a system that is more dependent of the people being self-reliant. This is the type of society that was devised that has brought America to be in a position to serve the rest of the world as you now ask. However, it will be short lived if we forget what brought us to this prosperity.
Calvin, rounding up black Africans to the tune of 5,000 to be exact. International groups are sounding the alarm. I will say this about the founding fathers as I agree with many of your statements. They created a union on compromise, but it was their's to build. Certainly aid was given to the colonies, however they had developed a declaration of independence that defined to the world their beliefs and reasons for seceding from Britain and a Constitution to define how government would be ordered. In hindsight we can argue about aspects of the Constitution and its provisions for slavery despite the objection to many at congress. I think it was a terrible compromise to salvage the unity of the colonies but the idea was not foreign to the rest of the world and the fact that many of the framers were arguing its abolition was a sign of things to come. The colonists were already operating for years apart from the monarchy and had proven their self reliance in trade and industry albeit taxed by the king.
What exactly is Libyans beliefs and value system? Who are its leaders? Have we aided in creating a vacuum for terrorist activity or a worse still dictator? What infrastructure and services will this new regime provide that Gadhafi neglected in his years of rule?
I am glad the city has decided to fund its own SRS. Not because I think we need their services (plenty of similar private services operating in Kansas), but because at least the people of Lawrence will better understand the cost of these services for their community that uses it. I am sure that it will also run more efficiently because of it. This shouldn't be something to be upset about. At least the community that wants it so bad are now paying attention. I'm curious what others think about what we can do, other than raise revenue, to get our budget in order.
Savage, I hope you are active on campus outside of these posts. We need more people with your conservative beliefs influencing the active debate at our campus.
Young Americans for Liberty works for free speech
In creating a campaign you obviously need a strategy. I am confident that this will not be the last word on the issue and the students are in the awareness phase of their issue in order to have a successful redress campaign. Thanks however for your advice on campus redress procedure.
September 28, 2011 at 12:02 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Young Americans for Liberty works for free speech
Sorry ap13 and eljakeo, but our information is backed up by law. Now if you do not believe in the rule of law then that is an entirely different case altogether. Freedom of speech wasn't intended to make you feel good about yourself. It is to preserve the ability for each of us to have a voice, whether you agree with that voice or not. In addition, some of these "rules" that you refer to have been created in the last year. I certainly don't remember seeing a campus as you describe with literature littering the halls just a year ago. This is an unfounded statement and dishonest to the readership. Something else you may not realize is that flyers were banned in the dorms supposedly to save paper, NOT to prevent clutter as you have assumed. However, it is not the campus' business what I decide to print up and distribute to my fellow students. Their attempts to "save paper" for whatever reason will not work and is a symbolic gesture to score brownie points with some other group that is in the business of feeling good about themselves. It won't work.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is an organization that rates schools on how they follow the rule of law on campus. Our school has had a red light status (the worst you can get) for many years for numerous violations. In a court of law the campus would not be able to defend the speech codes it has in place. So why have them? To make the two of you happy? I am sorry that you also are tired of hearing about what the founders believed and their intentions in laying the stage for a society that respects the rights of its people including you and me. It doesn't surprise me that you were not taught what that oath meant as we have our modern military engaged in undeclared wars across the globe and I would wager that doesn't bother you. Fortunately, there are many veterans who have woken up to this and care about defending this country and the Constitution. The subversion of the Constitution is all around us and it is transforming our ability to live as free people. This is but one issue we hope to present and challenge both the administration and the students this year. I am glad that it has challenged each of you.
September 22, 2011 at 9:44 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Young Americans for Liberty works for free speech
YAL promotes the Constitution and limited government principles. We intend to liberate students with those ideas that founded this country. It is critical that students understand the difference and recognize when their civil liberties are being violated by administrators. This is the essence of our free society. Apologists of such an administration the regulates those rights inherent to all of us have a lot to learn about freedom and what legions in this country have fought to defend and preserve and believe YOU are a child that needs to be dictated to as the poster classicly demonstrates above.
September 21, 2011 at 3:21 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Pro-choice group rallies for women's rights
Interesting to see this non-event in the paper when there were a handful of people who attended, mostly paid lobbyists, and two students. This is of course the UDK. Why can't Planned Parenthood stand on its own two feet like other women's clinics in the state? The last line of the piece says it all.
September 9, 2011 at 4:37 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Column full of rehashed rhetoric
Actually, there are less rich people now than there were in 2007. So the "rich getting richer" is not an authentic statement. However, how did some of these rich acquire more capital in the recent downturn? Bailouts, or redistribution of wealth programs initiated by the government at the expense of the lower and middle class. Whether the intervention be for foreign countries in the form of aid, much of which is confiscated and used as a weapon against the oppressed people or if we are "saving" the too big to fails it is immoral and unconstitutional. Now, there is a trend in your arguments xz007 that somehow this is freedom rather than a system that is more dependent of the people being self-reliant. This is the type of society that was devised that has brought America to be in a position to serve the rest of the world as you now ask. However, it will be short lived if we forget what brought us to this prosperity.
September 2, 2011 at 10:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Brinker: Supporting Libya's new leader
Calvin, rounding up black Africans to the tune of 5,000 to be exact. International groups are sounding the alarm. I will say this about the founding fathers as I agree with many of your statements. They created a union on compromise, but it was their's to build. Certainly aid was given to the colonies, however they had developed a declaration of independence that defined to the world their beliefs and reasons for seceding from Britain and a Constitution to define how government would be ordered. In hindsight we can argue about aspects of the Constitution and its provisions for slavery despite the objection to many at congress. I think it was a terrible compromise to salvage the unity of the colonies but the idea was not foreign to the rest of the world and the fact that many of the framers were arguing its abolition was a sign of things to come. The colonists were already operating for years apart from the monarchy and had proven their self reliance in trade and industry albeit taxed by the king.
What exactly is Libyans beliefs and value system? Who are its leaders? Have we aided in creating a vacuum for terrorist activity or a worse still dictator? What infrastructure and services will this new regime provide that Gadhafi neglected in his years of rule?
September 2, 2011 at 10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Editorial: Guarding against Brownback's radicalism
xz007, So you think that government should raise revenue (taxes) because it is a business? That's actually news to me.
September 2, 2011 at 9:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
'Sextival' promotes sex ed and awareness
Sounds like Planned Parenthood needed a podium for their issues. Nuff said.
September 1, 2011 at 1:03 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Editorial: Guarding against Brownback's radicalism
I am glad the city has decided to fund its own SRS. Not because I think we need their services (plenty of similar private services operating in Kansas), but because at least the people of Lawrence will better understand the cost of these services for their community that uses it. I am sure that it will also run more efficiently because of it. This shouldn't be something to be upset about. At least the community that wants it so bad are now paying attention. I'm curious what others think about what we can do, other than raise revenue, to get our budget in order.
September 1, 2011 at 12:30 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Letter: Column full of rehashed rhetoric
Savage, I hope you are active on campus outside of these posts. We need more people with your conservative beliefs influencing the active debate at our campus.
September 1, 2011 at 12:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )