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.during the recent hearing about alleged "antisemitism" on campus. This was a case where the best defense is a good offense, and they should have followed the lead of a street-brawling lawyer like Joe Jamail (hands folded on right) (see also) or George Galloway's evisceration of Senator Norm Coleman (start around 6 minutes). If I were the Penn President, this would have been my opening statement:
Although we are a private university, we have committed ourselves to the free speech principles embodied in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. First Amendment protections are at their strongest when it comes to political speech, which includes speech in support of Israel and speech critical of Israel, speech in support of the Palestinians or even Hamas, and speech critical of the Palestinians or Hamas. It protects speech that is vulgar, offensive and hurtful. Some countries, with more limited civil liberties, do not protect such speech
https://leiterreports.typepad.com/b...-too-nice-to-the-republicans-in-congress.html
When did Israel take over the US government?! Is our government that easily bribed by Jewish money?!
Although we are a private university, we have committed ourselves to the free speech principles embodied in the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. First Amendment protections are at their strongest when it comes to political speech, which includes speech in support of Israel and speech critical of Israel, speech in support of the Palestinians or even Hamas, and speech critical of the Palestinians or Hamas. It protects speech that is vulgar, offensive and hurtful. Some countries, with more limited civil liberties, do not protect such speech
https://leiterreports.typepad.com/b...-too-nice-to-the-republicans-in-congress.html
When did Israel take over the US government?! Is our government that easily bribed by Jewish money?!