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Originally Posted by filtherton
I don't object to the bill in principal. It just seems to me something rather arbitrary and difficult to enforce. I have news for you folks, if i were to waste valuable time in my biology class arguing with the professor about the inherent logic of creationism, i would deserve whatever grade docking i ended up with. Would this type of completely valid consequence be prohibited by this pseudo bill of rights?
In the real-outside-of-college world, saying what's on your mind, even when you should have every right to do so, can result in undesirable consequences. Even in taxpayer funded situations. It's called choosing your battles and it is an essential skill.
I haven't heard any evidence of widespread left-wing indoctrination. In fact, if i may refer any of you to recent national voting trends, it would appear that any effort focused on left-wing indoctrination has failed miserably.
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I agree that this bill will be hard (and that's an understatement) to enforce, but I think it's more a symbolic gesture. I can also see some problems with it's enforcement in relation to more scientific fields. But currently in social sciences I always have to weigh my prof's opinion when answering questions or doing essays.
As for relating to "real-life", college is supposed to be different. It is supposed to be a place where ideas can be exchanged freely and knowledge of differing things gained. It might be idealistic, but I think that the whole idea of college is idealistic in itself, so maintaining that feel is something I think it's good to work for.
And as for voting trends, I think that the political lean of the country shows more about the age of voters than what goes on at campuses. It's generally accepted that as people age, they tend to get more conservative views, and also it's shown that as age increased voting generally increases.