Capitol bill aims to control ‘leftist’ profs

[pberq]

http://www.alligator.org/pt2/050323freedom.php

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THE LAW COULD LET STUDENTS SUE FOR UNTOLERATED BELIEFS.

By JAMES VANLANDINGHAM
Alligator Staff Writer

TALLAHASSEE — Republicans on the House Choice and Innovation Committee voted along party lines Tuesday to pass a bill that aims to stamp out “leftist totalitarianism” by “dictator professors” in the classrooms of Florida’s universities.

The Academic Freedom Bill of Rights, sponsored by Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, passed 8-to-2 despite strenuous objections from the only two Democrats on the committee.

The bill has two more committees to pass before it can be considered by the full House.

While promoting the bill Tuesday, Baxley said a university education should be more than “one biased view by the professor, who as a dictator controls the classroom,” as part of “a misuse of their platform to indoctrinate the next generation with their own views.”

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[fertilizeonarbusto]

1. What a crock!

Why is it if their beliefs are so true thay always have to be protected by fascistic laws?

[marmar]

2. This is like those religious crusades of the middle ages...

These people are absolute fanatic freaks. Quashing any and all dissent is their goal. This is freedom?!?

[Thoth]

3. Couldn't they have picked a more Orwellian title?

The Academic Freedom Bill of Rights... nearly as bad as Clear Skies!

[realisticphish]

4. we in ohio

have been battling this for months. (senate bill 24 is what it is here)

[TomClash]

5. DemocratSinceBirth needs a lawyer

[jonnyblitz]

8. he is a pretty moderate fellow, hopefully he is safe.

but I guess "leftist" is in the eye of the beholder.

[mmonk]

6. Didn't the Nazis

try to silence the intellectuals?

[ElectroPrincess]

10. The Right Wing "ruling class" hates intellectuals who will NOT

sell out their principles. Most of these folks are college professors. Why? Well face it folks, you may get tenure but you don't get "filthy rich" teaching college brats. Why are people surprised that most professors are "left of center" politically? That's IMO a natural state when one thoroughly considers the issues.

Look at the Supreme Court who continues to irritate the Fundamentalists? Scalia is ultra conservative but EVEN he is aware that the founders wanted a "balance of power" (hunting trips with Dick aside).

I guess the highly intelligent sell-outs at the American Enterprise Institute are not fully successful at hypnotizing "the sheeple"?

Yes, it's a definite attack on our civil liberties and a true sign of impending fascism when the intellectuals are reviled and attacked.

Hold me Momma! = This is NOT a good development. :scared:

[kcass1954]

7. As a product of the Florida university system...

Okay, I graduated 29 years ago. BUT...

Point 1 -
"While promoting the bill Tuesday, Baxley said a university education should be more than “one biased view by the professor, who as a dictator controls the classroom,” as part of “a misuse of their platform to indoctrinate the next generation with their own views.”"

When you take ONE class, you get the views of ONE professor. So if you're only going to take just that one class, you might very well get a very limited view of a subject. However, when you go to school for 4 years to get a degree, you're going to take numerous classes with numerous professors having numerous points of view.

Point 2 -
I did not ever at any time have any professor try to force on me "liberal", "conservative" or "other" views in any of my classes. I was a business major, and cannot for the life of me remember having even the faintest knowledge of the political leanings of any professor in 4 years.

Point 3 -
What I did leave college with, and what I still have to this day, is the ability to look at all sides of an issue and ask questions or maybe do a bit of research before I make a decision on any issue.

OMG, I learned to think for myself. WTF are our colleges and universities coming to?!?

[pberq]

9. Independent thinking

You hit on the most important point.

What they are trying to do is stop independent thinking, so they can spoon feed their propaganda to the masses on a daily basis.

[kcass1954]

11. Indeed...

My oldest son is 18, and I consider my child-rearing quite successful not because he is a Democrat but because he has the ability to think for himself.

[paineinthearse]

12. I bet if you googled a phrase of the bill

You would find this in all 50 legislatures.

[paineinthearse]

13. Google Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala

Sponsored I got 682 hits.

Apparently a rising star. Sponsored a save TS bill.

This guy deserves "conservative idiot of the week".