Mahmoud Khalil

[Tarheeljoe]

 

[ZenMode]

What specifically did this guy do that was "terrorist supporting"? None of the articles provide details?

Being pro-Palestine isn't automatically pro -terrorist.

 

[donbosco]

Pissed off maga men.

 

[donbosco]

 

[ZenMode]

Not much detail, but he wasn't apparently part of the group who seized/blockaded/padlocked a building.

I'll keep looking.

 

[BlooVooDoo]

Sounds like Schumer agrees.

Or not.

 

[donbosco]

As I understand it he was a moderating presence.

 

[HintonJamesHeel]

Thank goodness. Seized a building?

 

[nycfan]

 

[nycfan]

 

[RaiGuy]

Wow, that's insane

 

[WaynetheDrain]

Thank goodness. Seized a building?

Apparently that kind of thing is only legal if you are doing it at the U.S. Capitol in the name of Donald Trump.

 

[ZenMode]

I don't necessarily like the federal government requiring expulsions/suspensions, but I don't see anything wrong with the requirements overall. Basically, if you want to receive federal money, you have to manage anti-Semitism/pro-terrorist behavior appropriately, which, for several universities (those represented in the Congressional hearing), means actually doing something.

 

[lawtig02]

I don't necessarily like the federal government requiring expulsions/suspensions, but I don't see anything wrong with the requirements overall. Basically, if you want to receive federal money, you have to manage anti-Semitism/pro-terrorist behavior appropriately, which, for several universities (those represented in the Congressional hearing), means actually doing something.

Least surprising thing I’ve seen on this board in a while.

 

[superrific]

I don't necessarily like the federal government requiring expulsions/suspensions, but I don't see anything wrong with the requirements overall. Basically, if you want to receive federal money, you have to manage anti-Semitism/pro-terrorist behavior appropriately, which, for several universities (those represented in the Congressional hearing), means actually doing something.

Aren't you a libertarian, supposedly?

The First Amendment prohibits the government from using the carrot of federal funding to achieve what it cannot achieve by other means. It is plainly illegal to say, "we're not going to give you funds unless you eliminate these courses." That is a day one law school level principle.

 

[ZenMode]

Aren't you a libertarian, supposedly?

The First Amendment prohibits the government from using the carrot of federal funding to achieve what it cannot achieve by other means. It is plainly illegal to say, "we're not going to give you funds unless you eliminate these courses." That is a day one law school level principle.

In regard to the legality of the federal government's attempted control of courses, I agree.

I was more talking about the issue of student behavior and the universities apparent unwillingness to address a variety of behaviors by "pro-Palestine" students.

 

[ZZLPHeels]

I haven't seen any evidence that this guy did anything wrong at all. Anyone who has been on this board or the previous board knows that I am pretty pro-Israel. If this guy was out actively recruiting members for Hamas or something I could see deporting him out of concerns for him being a security threat, but there is no evidence (that I have seen) that he has done anything of the sort. The only statements I have seen that are attributed to him are actually pretty moderate. This whole situation is crazy and is nauseating.

The scary thing is that if you take away the ability of people to peacefully and lawfully express their beliefs, they might be more inclined to express those beliefs in other ways. Part of me wonders if that is what Trump is hoping for.

 

[superrific]

The scary thing is that if you take away the ability of people to peacefully and lawfully express their beliefs, they might be more inclined to express those beliefs in other ways. Part of me wonders if that is what Trump is hoping for.

Watch yourself. The board considers this to be an inappropriate post.

 

[nycfan]

Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups​

Trump demands unprecedented control at Columbia, alarming scholars and speech groups

The Trump administration has delivered an extraordinary ultimatum to Columbia University, threatening to permanently end federal funding to the school unless it cedes control of an international studies department and implements sweeping changes to other policies.

apnews.com

 

[StrangePackage]

Aren't you a libertarian, supposedly?

The First Amendment prohibits the government from using the carrot of federal funding to achieve what it cannot achieve by other means. It is plainly illegal to say, "we're not going to give you funds unless you eliminate these courses." That is a day one law school level principle.

He's a moron, evidently.