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Students at Washington and Lee University in Virginia are BANNED from passing out flyers for Republican gubernatorial
- [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] During an annual fair at Washington & Lee University College Republicans displayed campaign materials in support of Glenn Youngkin
- But the club was told by Director of Student Activities Kelsey Goodwin that their display violated university policy and to remove all endorsement material
- Goodwin said because the university is a tax-exempt organization, the school could not endorse political figures
- While the university itself cannot endorse a candidate, students at the school are free to because they speak for themselves and not the school they attend
- Student's free speech has no effect on the university's tax-exempt status, so there is no rationale behind stopping students from handing out campaign flyers
- The College Republicans were backing Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin, who is now tied with opponent Terry McAuliffe
Posted by: Fred 2021-10-23 |
