Indiana U. says can't fire professor over his 'racist, sexist, and homophobic' views

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Indiana Univ. says they can't fire professor over his 'racist, sexist and homophobic' views because it would 'violate the Constitution.'

also posted an open letter to students and staff, criticizing Rasmusen but defending the school's stance:"While many have called for the professor’s dismissal, there are legal reasons why the University cannot dismiss him over his postings. Like all of us, Professor Rasmusen has First Amendment rights.""I open doors for ladies; I say that sodomy is a sin.

On affirmative action: The professor said affirmative action may be right or wrong."What is clear is that *some* students are admitted because of their race — which means that other students are denied because of their race, since we have a fixed number of spots."

 

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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... that is not the first amendment u idiots. The government can't silence u. U can be fired. Does not matter that some money from Gov goes to school. Gov is not threatening to withhold money, they r not involved.. ahhhhhhhhhhh

Free speech. Hate it or love it, either way, it's a constitutional right and that's a door I'm not willing to close.

spennington33 Bull crap! Please tell me where it says that! It's a wonder men that beat their wives don't say it's in the constitution. They are disgusting. Racist remarks or sexual perverts are not protected!

I would not go there for law school. Simply not true. Remember the lady fired for flipping off Trump IndianaUniv

However, one thing is 'Speech' and another thing is 'violence, beatings, attacks, shootings', and other types of violence, which must be denounced and repressed by the authorities.

However, one thing is 'Speech' and another thing is 'violence, beatings, attacks, shootings', and other types of violence, which must be denounced and repressed by the authorities.

Good!

a color-blind bull charging toward any waving flag just because some says it red, when really its blue. there are too many pc lemming in the world.....

But the twatwaffle can disparage harass and insult!! Pluuuez!

Ah, but yes, they can.

Umm what? Free speech doesn't include a higher education professional instilling education.

Talk to big business, they'll show how it's done, their good at firing people for anything. Some companies are better than others.

Students should use their same rights to openly confront him and record those confrontations and put it on web. Turn his classes into toxic mess. If he retaliates through grades or harasses students, that is when the University can safely kick his ass.

Sounds like Indiana U needs to hire someone who is familiar with the constitution

Right because freedom. You are allowed to have ideas even if they’re garbage

Damn that 1st amendment.

Indiana is an employment-at-will state and they can lay you off for violating any rule in the employee handbook if you don't have a contract. There are no 1st amendment rights at work.

When leftists get liberalized

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That must just burn your undies nbc

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