[Winona Online Democracy] I wsas not aware of this, and to me this seems like an huge waste of time and if passed, will just add another Dept of CF&L staffer devoted to making rules for our schools, when Freedom of Speech is still in the Bill of Rights. This freedom seems well protected for all of us. There are lots of legal avenues if one has been censored, one of which is to call a local reporter and tell your story, or write a letter to the editor. List like this in statute often become the "only" topics inspite of the final words of this proposal allow a "choice of topic". Lynn Theurer 3-9-2001 Paul Double wrote: > > [Winona Online Democracy] > > I received the following and was wondering if anyone in Winona was > following or aware of this bill. > > Paul Double > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> Maple River Education Coalition (MREdCo) > >> http://MREdCo.com > >> 153 Chestnut, Suite 200-B > >> Mankato, MN 56001 > >> 507-344-1961 > > >> 1. Hearing Broadcast at noon Wednesday > >> 2. UPDATE ON "HEARING BOTH SIDES" > >> ------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > Hearing Broadcast at noon Wednesday March 7, 2001 > >> > >> The House Education Committee hearing today of the Freedom From > >> Censorship in Minnesota Public Schools Act HF1028) > >> ((http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/perl/billnum.pl) will be > >> rebroadcast at noon on Channel 17 in the metro area. Greater > >> Minnesota has those broadcasts available on other channels, as > >> well. David Barton came into Minnesota to give testimony on this > >> bill. We are told that his presentation was compelling. > >> > >> Our listmembers are frustrated by such short notice, but this is > >> the first notice we have had. > >> > >> "1.17 (b) All students shall be encouraged, and have the > >> 1.18 opportunity, to read and study America's founding documents > >> that > >> 1.19 are pertinent to understanding the principles, character, and > >> 1.20 world view of America's founders; including documents that > >> 1.21 contributed to the foundation or maintenance of America's > >> 1.22 representative republican form of government, the Bill of > >> 1.23 Rights, and our free-market economic system. Districts shall > >> 1.24 permit a principal or teacher to use, read, or post in a public > >> 1.25 school building, classroom, or at any public school event any > >> 2.1 excerpts or portions of the documents, writings, speeches, or > >> 2.2 records relating to the history, heritage, or foundation of the > >> 2.3 United States or the state of Minnesota, including, but not > >> 2.4 limited to: > >> 2.5 (1) the Mayflower compact; > >> 2.6 (2) the Declaration of Independence; > >> 2.7 (3) the Constitution of the United States; > >> 2.8 (4) the national motto; > >> 2.9 (5) the Federalist Papers; > >> 2.10 (6) the Pledge of Allegiance; > >> 2.11 (7) the national anthem; > >> 2.12 (8) the preamble to the Constitution of the State of > >> 2.13 Minnesota; > >> 2.14 (9) Washington's farewell address to the nation; > >> 2.15 (10) Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech; > >> 2.16 (11) Lincoln's Gettysburg address; > >> 2.17 (12) the writings, speeches, documents, or proclamations of > >> 2.18 America's founding fathers, or the presidents of the United > >> 2.19 States; > >> 2.20 (13) the acts and published records of Congress; and > >> 2.21 (14) the United States Supreme Court decisions and records. > >> 2.22 (c) Districts may not permit the censorship of American or > >> 2.23 Minnesota state history or heritage based on religious > >> 2.24 references in a writing, document, or record under paragraph > >> 2.25 (b). The use, reading, or posting of the types of documents, > >> 2.26 writings, or records permitted under paragraphs (b) and (d) must > >> 2.27 be for educational purposes only and must not be to promote or > >> 2.28 establish any religion or religious belief. > >> 2.29 (d) Districts may not permit the censorship of students who > >> 2.30 voluntarily choose to read, write, share, report, or otherwise > >> 2.31 study a topic which is religious in nature provided other > >> 2.32 students are provided with the same opportunity to freely choose > >> 2.33 a topic." > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> UPDATE ON "HEARING BOTH SIDES" > >> > >> Monday, March 5th, Senator Bachmann presented her "Freedom of Speech" > >> amendment to the floor of the Senate: > >> > >> "The Chair of a committee, subcommittee or division must allow both > >> proponents and opponents to testify on any issue on which the body > >> will vote. The Chair may impose reasonable limits on testimony which > >> must be divided equally between proponents and opponents." > >> > >> The amendment to the Rules had been submitted to a Rules Subcommittee > >> on Thursday, February 22nd and defeated. Majority Leader Roger Moe > >> and Assistant Majority Leader John Hottinger led the opposition last > >> week by making the claim that the amendment is unnecessary, since both > >> sides are always heard when bills are being considered. > >> > >> For the first six weeks of the 2001 Minnesota Legislative session, > >> lawmakers held "Informational Hearings" on proposals that, taken > >> together, constitute a fundamental restructuring of public and private > >> life -- including education, parenting, privacy, taxation and our > >> ability to choose how we earn a living. The Profile of Learning > >> system, which took effect in Minnesota two and a half years ago, is > >> now being expanded into the radical "cradle to grave" governance > >> system that we have warned the public about since our organization > >> was founded. > >> > >> These Senators are conveniently ignoring these weeks of "Informational > >> Hearings" that have been conducted in this session. Almost without > >> exception, no other side is heard. The bills come later. Since there > >> were no bills, no other side was heard. > >> > >> On Monday, the full Senate voted on the amendment. Senator Hottinger > >> led the opposition again, and in a straight party line vote, the > >> Senate voted NO! The "Freedom of Speech" amendment failed, 25 - 36. > >> > >> The whole radical system requires, of course, that only one side be > >> heard. 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