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Originally Posted by squirrelyburt
The first amendment grants us all a right to express our opinions, but I feel strongly that doing it on tax payer dollars is unnacceptable. His job as a professor is to teach, not impress his personal political opinions on his students. He can do it on his own time.
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I'm not sure of the specifics, but wasn't he hired as a guest speaker, not a professor, when he gave his public and oh so copntraversial opinions? If so, he was not on the government dime, and is free to say anything that isn't illegal. If he wants to say something stupid in public, he joins millions of Americans in their God and government given right to free speech. For me, the only way this is right is if he was being payed government money as a professor when he gave these speeches. If he is teaching math and he's going on about imperialism, then I agree that his tenure should be under review. BUT, if they expect Churchill to be a representative of the college even when he's not on the clock, then they are asking too much. If I worked for the DMV, and I made public speeches outside of the office about Depleted Uranium and it's possible health effects (in a way that makes the government look bad), I should not be fired.