--- AJCONGRESS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > IF SO MANY PEOPLE WANT THIS CLUB, WHT IS THERE NOT > SOMEONE ELSE TO STAFF > IT?
I'm sure there is someone else. But that does not justify restricting the First Amendment rights of the teacher to participate (not to mention the children's the First Amendment right to receive wanted speech and leadership). There is no reason to forbid a willing speaker, speaking as a private citizen and not as a govt. employee, from leading a club of willing listeners. The attempt to silence her is religious hostility pure and simple. It will take some time for secularists and separationists to get used to the idea that religious persons are entitled to speak as private citizens in public places open to private speakers. It is not easy to let go of a monopoly on public access. But get used to it they must. This is why religious persons can not simply refrain from exercising their 1A rights to avoid controversy. This teacher is fighting not just for her right to be an equal citizen, but for my right and my children's right (and the right of all who face religious discrimination) as well. And I thank her that. Rick Duncan ===== Rick Duncan Welpton Professor of Law University of Nebraska College of Law Lincoln, NE 68583-0902 "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." Ronald Reagan __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com
