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The fine folks over at The Tennessean bring us this interesting bit of news:
Inspired by a Breitbart News editor whose speeches have spurred protests at colleges across the country, state lawmakers on Thursday touted a bill that they said would protect free speech on Tennessee campuses.
While discussing the bill in a news conference, sponsors Rep. Martin Daniel and Sen. Joey Hensley referenced the protests against controversial conservative Milo Yiannopoulos, who is a senior editor at Breitbart. Violence erupted at a protest against a planned Yiannopoulos speech at the University of California, Berkeley, prompting officials there to cancel the speech. The lawmakers indicated that the violence had hampered the expression of conservative ideas at Berkeley. Similar issues have cropped up in Tennessee, they said.
Daniel, R-Knoxville, called his legislation "the Milo bill," and said it was "designed to implement oversight of administrators' handling of free speech issues."
Hensley, R-Hohenwald, said the bill was specifically tailored to defend students with conservative views that he said had been silenced in the past.
"We've heard stories from many students that are honestly on the conservative side that have those issues stifled in the classroom," Hensley said. "We just want to ensure our public universities allow all types of speech."
Glad to see my state getting this correct even though they can't pull their heads out of their asses about broadband competition.
[Ed. Note: The current bill has no summary on the Tennessee General Assembly site, but it is likely similar or identical to the previous year's version from the same sponsors which died in committee.]
(Score: 2) by Anal Pumpernickel on Sunday February 12 2017, @09:32AM
Even if it is hate speech, hate speech should be legal.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Sunday February 12 2017, @10:18AM
hate speech should be legal.
Yeah, but speech that hates hate speech should not. And speech that tries to stop hate speech, well we obviously cannot allow that! And speech that shots paint balls into the heads of hate speakers, not cool! But lead projectiles at random proponents of free speech? OK? Nah, I always say, encourage the racists and the Nazis, take pictures of the bastards, and dry-gulch them when the least suspect it. Not that any law abiding person would ever do such a thing! But we could, if we wanted to. So perhaps, maybe, it is alright to shut down such rancid provocateurs such a Milo, before things come to such a pass? Or are you a Anal Pumpernichal Nazi? Well, are you?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 13 2017, @01:42AM
What about your imbecilic comments? They contribute nothing other than more posts to sort through in favor of actual insight.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday February 12 2017, @12:02PM
Hate speech is legal.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Monday February 13 2017, @03:16AM
The problem with hate speech is that it leads to genocide.
That is why it is illegal in many jurisdictions.