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Ugh, "Bong Hits for Jesus". That SCOTUS decision sincerely and utterly gnaws at my core. One of the worst decisions in the last 30 years.
by Zimahl 14y ago
Ugh, "Bong Hits for Jesus". That SCOTUS decision sincerely and utterly gnaws at my core. One of the worst decisions in the last 30 years.
- Wingman4l7 14y agoFor those who are curious and ignorant of this SCOTUS decison (as I was): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_v._Frederick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_v._Frederick
- bluedanieru 14y ago>Morse initially suspended Frederick for five days for violating the school district's anti-drug policy, but later increased the suspension to ten days after Frederick quoted Thomas Jefferson. What an asshole.
- stevvooe 14y agoWhat doesn't make sense about this decision is its clear lack of constitutional basis. How does an opinion (via statute) on illegal drug use conflict with a constitutional amendment?
- chris_wot 14y agoI'm trying to work out how the First Amendment was trumped for students based on historical opinion! Can someone clarify?
- stevvooe 14y agoI have always been confused by this, as well. IANAL, but the reasoning seems to be based in the need of educators to reduce disruption and offensiveness, at the cost of protected speech. This wikipedia article [1] does a good job laying out the history of opinions on the subject. [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_speech_(First_Amendment) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_speech_(First_Amendment)