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Diversity on Campus.
The University of Oregon has ordered a campus employee to remove the yellow ribbon saying “Support our Troops” from his maintenance vehicle, claiming it was a political statement.
The question then is… what constitutes a political statement.
“I don’t think it’s political i think they’re just trying to support the guys who are putting their lives on the line for this country. be it right or wrong.. be it right or left,” said Lattion.
The trucks are part of a public institution.
Under state law… public employees can not use state resources to spread political messages.
From Kevin McCullough via Michelle Malkin.
And Jordan Golson has done a bit of homework here. He quotes from the University of Oregon Policy Statement on Prohibited Political Activities:
In compliance with ORS 260.432, the following notice required by statute is published:
“The restrictions imposed by the law of the State of Oregon on your political activities are that ‘No public employee shall solicit any money, influence, service or other thing of value or otherwise promote any political committee or promote or oppose the nomination or election of a candidate, the adoption of a measure or the recall of a public office holder while on the job during working hours. However, this section does not restrict the right of a public employee to express personal political views.”
“It is therefore the policy of the state and of your public employer that you may engage in political activity except to the extent prohibited by state law when on the job during working hours.”
And he graciously posts the contact information for the University President Dave Frohnmayer.
Classic quote from the UoO’s Diversity page.
Diversity is not casual liberal tolerance. Not polite accomodation. IT IS ACTION.
Right.
UPDATE: Mike makes an interesting point in his comment to this post, which is basically that it’s university property and they can do what they want in terms of preventing him from putting a ribbon on the vehicle. While that may be true (as long as they don’t selectively permit employees to speak with freedom), I have to take issue with this statement:
placing such objects on a state owned vehicle is implying the state’s endorsement as well which isn’t fair or desired. [Emphasis mine]
I’m not sure how one could possibly say it is not desirable that the state endorse the support of our troops. While I will grant that there is a difference between state and federal governments here, the federal government, theoretically representing the states, has sent these troops into battle, and better be supporting them with every possible resource.
UPDATE 2: Welcome Captain’s Quarters readers. :-)
UPDATE 2: The University responds.
http://myopiczeal.blogsome.com/2005/01/24/diversity-on-campus/trackback/
University Of Oregon: No Support For Troops On Campus
One of the most tepid and meaningless phrases that has sprung up during the war on terror has been “Support The Troops”. Both sides of the partisan divide claim to “support the troops,” even while some on one side continually…
Trackback by Captain's Quarters — January 24, 2005 @ 1:18 pm
Look it doesn’t matter if the statements were political or not. The vehicle is the property of the university. They control what it can have on it and what it can not have on it. There is no violation of rights or liberties, it is their property and they have the right to deem what can and cannot be on UNIVERSITY property. The empolyee can still proclaim his support for the troops, placing such objects on a state owned vehicle is implying the state’s endorsement as well which isn’t fair or desired.
Comment by Mike — January 24, 2005 @ 2:41 pm
So its not fair or desired for the State of Oregon to be thought to “Support Our Troops”?
Well, its probably not fair to claim the University has any real or tangible Support for the Troops, as they’ve proven with this incident.
I don’t have information for the Oregon State Government, so I’ll leave that for more informed people to decide if it would be “fair” to claim they Support our Troops…
Update #1 covers “desired” so I’ll leave that be (as it mirrored my thoughts anyhow).
But at least they’re showing standard University “diversity”. So long as you’re a liberal, it doesn’t matter what your race creed or sexual orientation is…
Comment by Robert — January 24, 2005 @ 4:53 pm
oincidence, at least. (If you’re not familiar with the issue, see the previous post here)
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No Support for Our Troops at Oregon University
I hope someone complains about the typical anti-war, anti-Bush, anti-American and anti-God posters you so often see in university professors’ offices. I would think that scotch taping such posters to their walls is no different that sticking a yellow…
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t the e-mail from getting through late on Monday afternoon. HT: Dawn Eden Previous post here.
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