This student law, may suit the opponents of free speech, and one world proponents. But the University of California is a state school. This student legislation violates the First Amendment which trumps student laws.
[From article]
The Associated Students of University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) voted Tuesday to remove all flags, including American flags, from an inclusive space on campus because of their offensive nature.
The bill, R50-70, was authored by Social Ecology Representative Matthew Guevara, and accuses all flags, especially, the American flag, of being “symbols of patriotism or weapons for nationalism.”
“[F]lags construct paradigms of conformity and sets [sic] homogenized standards for others to obtain which in this country typically are idolized as freedom, equality, and democracy,” the bill reads.
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“[F]reedom of speech, in a space that aims to be as inclusive as possible[,] can be interpreted as hate speech,” the bill reads.
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The legislation resolved that any decoration that a student finds offensive will be removed from the Associate Student main lobby if the request is made.
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=6335
U. California students remove offensive American flag from 'inclusive' space
Caleb Bonham and Kaitlyn Schallhorn
Campus Reform Reporter
Today at 11:59 AM EDT
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