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mahatmakanejeeves

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Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:47 PM Tuesday

Indiana AG Todd Rokita urges public schools to fire teachers who speak poorly of Charlie Kirk.

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Just making it up as they go along.

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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, urges public schools to fire teachers who engage in "callous, crude, and controversial" speech about Charlie Kirk, declaring that such speech is unprotected by the First Amendment. Here's the full letter:

https://image.subscription.in.gov/lib/fe2e11747364047b721071/m/1/4612fd03-44ee-45ca-b1bf-b02a3c7b0f41.pdf

The assassination has generated grief and outrage across the nation. Disturbingly, some Indiana educators have exacerbated the pain and sorrow that many parents and students are feeling by making divisive statements that excuse or even celebrate Kirk’s death.

“When teachers or professors entrusted with shaping young minds cheer the violent death of a political figure, they forfeit the moral authority to stand in front of a classroom,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Free speech is not a license for public employees to disrupt government operations by destroying public trust through callous, crude, and controversial speech. Schools and universities have legal authority to act to restore public confidence in our schools by disciplining these teachers—up to and including termination.”
ALT
September 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM

Just making it up as they go along.

Jon Cryer (@mrjoncryer.bsky.social) 2025-09-23T20:02:02.651Z


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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, urges public schools to fire teachers who engage in "callous, crude, and controversial" speech about Charlie Kirk, declaring that such speech is unprotected by the First Amendment. Here's the full letter:

https://image.subscription.in.gov/lib/fe2e11747364047b721071/m/1/4612fd03-44ee-45ca-b1bf-b02a3c7b0f41.pdf

The assassination has generated grief and outrage across the nation. Disturbingly, some Indiana educators have exacerbated the pain and sorrow that many parents and students are feeling by making divisive statements that excuse or even celebrate Kirk’s death.

“When teachers or professors entrusted with shaping young minds cheer the violent death of a political figure, they forfeit the moral authority to stand in front of a classroom,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Free speech is not a license for public employees to disrupt government operations by destroying public trust through callous, crude, and controversial speech. Schools and universities have legal authority to act to restore public confidence in our schools by disciplining these teachers—up to and including termination.”
ALT
September 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, a Republican, urges public schools to fire teachers who engage in "callous, crude, and controversial" speech about Charlie Kirk, declaring that such speech is unprotected by the First Amendment. Here's the full letter: image.subscription.in.gov/lib/fe2e1174...

Mark Joseph Stern (@mjsdc.bsky.social) 2025-09-23T19:54:41.608Z
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Indiana AG Todd Rokita urges public schools to fire teachers who speak poorly of Charlie Kirk. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday OP
Freedom of speech............... Lovie777 Tuesday #1
Using that definition, MAGA would be fired just from their everyday normal rhetoric. aeromanKC Tuesday #2

Lovie777

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1. Freedom of speech...............
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:52 PM
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red states needed a Messiah, shithole is gawd's chosen.

This is sick.

aeromanKC

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2. Using that definition, MAGA would be fired just from their everyday normal rhetoric.
Tue Sep 23, 2025, 08:55 PM
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"destroying public trust through callous, crude, and controversial speech"

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