Ardent free speech advocate Charlie Kirk would be appalled at the actions Greg Abbott has taken in his name. From Adam Dick at ronpaulinstitute.org:
Charlie Kirk became well known and helped build his organization Turning Point USA by coming on to college campuses to present views that some students and, often, the people running the colleges did not want aired. In doing so, he helped advance the exercise of free speech at colleges. It was at one of his campus events at which he was discussing and debating issues that Kirk was murdered last week.
If Texas Governor Greg Abbott wanted to honor Kirk, an appropriate action may be to find ways to expand respect for free speech at the Texas state government’s institutions of higher education. However, Abbott has chosen to do the opposite — use Kirk’s murder as a reason to crack down further on free speech at Texas colleges.
On Tuesday, Abbott, via his Twitter page, expressed his demand that one of those Texas colleges expel a student because that student reenacting Kirk being shot. Declared Abbott:
Hey Texas State.
This conduct is not accepted at our schools.
Expel this student immediately.
Mocking assassination must have consequences.
That is a demand from the governor to the people running one of the state’s universities. Abbott is not just expressing his opinion; he is ordering a government action be taken. Not only that, Abbott is calling for the expulsion to take place “immediately.” That means the student who would be expelled would have that serious penalty imposed without a chance to take any responsive action such as explaining his actions, providing greater context, apologizing, or presenting a defense based in law, the university’s policies, ethical principles, or other grounds. “None of that fairness mumbo jumbo,” demands the dictator, “just do now what I say — for Charlie.”
How much does comrade Abbot get from the chosen?
The less than 250k viewers can rejoice.
Always Bolshevik Communism (ABC) is bringing back comrade Kimmel.
I thought he was moving to Italy?
Remember chicks on trampolines? Me too.
Canned laugh track or applause now sign that lights up=unwatchable.