Don Feder @ Umass denied 1st amendment Part 5

Well, UMass IS a State sponsored school, and most of the protesters are probably on state aid/loans. So it sounds like government to me. However, I disagree with you - a citizen can violate another's rights. For example, if you used racial slurs, you would be charged with a civil rights violation, even if you don't work for the governement.

Well, no, actually. You can use the n-word or the f-word until your face turns blue. It's perfectly legal as long you don't accompany those words wtih an assault or an incitement for others to do so.

As for UMass, the school is not required by law to maintain silence in the audience. They can decide to suspend an event if things get unruly, and *maybe* the speaker would have a case if that had happened. Those situations are always murky. This is NOT a 1A case.

Your argument is not logically consistent. The first amendment says that Congress will make no law prohibiting free speech. Students, despite being on financial aid, are not congress. Moreover, a civil rights act violation is not a 1st amendment violation. We may have been rude, but if you read Don Feder's website, he doesn't advocate politeness, so it's hard for Feder to blame the students for being impolite.

You're a left-wing tool. You lib hypocrites gave standing ovations to Ahmadinejad and Chavez!