Employees who’ve commented on the attempted Trump assassination have faced cancel culture mobs online, and many have lost their jobs. But shouldn’t Americans be allowed to have a job and public political opinions? FIRE thinks yes.
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FIRE’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought—the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them. FIRE recognizes that colleges and universities play a vital role in preserving free thought within a free society. To this end, we place a special emphasis on defending the individual rights of students and faculty members on our nation’s campuses, including freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience.
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http://www.thefire.org
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“In order to protect our future, trans activists must look to the successful social movements of the past — and embrace free speech.” FIRE intern Victor asks his community to look to reject cancel culture to preserve their own free expression rights. https://lnkd.in/eiXkx4-z
I'm trans. The trans community's illiberalism is putting our rights at risk.
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Protecting flag burning suggests confidence that "critics of the U.S. and its symbols can be moved to change their minds through persuasion, a hallmark of a free and healthy society, rather than force." — FIRE's Sarah McLaughlin for MSNBC #protest #flag #flagburning #firstamendment #democracy #law
Opinion | Trump wants to criminalize flag-burning. Here's why that's un-American.
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“Shoot, if they go for him again, I hope they get him.” Over forty years ago these words led to the Supreme Court’s decision in Rankin v McPherson that it was unconstitutional for Ardith McPherson, a police department clerk, to lose her job over her comment after Ronald Reagan was shot. Now in the wake of the attempt on Donald Trump’s life, this case is more relevant than ever. Many employers across the nation have fired staff for their commentary on the assassination attempt. Public employees have a First Amendment right to speak about public officials off-the-clock, but private employees aren’t so lucky. They mostly rely on the goodwill of their employers to keep their jobs if they fall afoul of online mobs, like the ones we’re seeing now, but legal or not, firing employees for what they say online is bad for America. FIRE’s Aaron Terr and Alex Morey explain. “It’s one thing for a private employer to make a considered decision to fire an employee due to workplace disruption or an intolerable difference in values. It’s another for social media mobs to dictate the limits of political speech” For the good of America’s political discourse, it’s important for employers to avoid punishing staff for their off-the-clock speech. #freespeech #personallife #supremecourt #presidentialelection
Let Americans have both a job and a political opinion
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Book bans? Arresting librarians? But it’s not Fahrenheit 451, it’s Texas, where a police officer attempted to charge three school librarians with felonies for housing certain books in their libraries. FIRE’s Adam Steinbaugh said it best: “Anytime you’re talking about arresting a librarian for the content of books in a library, that’s going to have a chilling effect." It can’t be just us who think you shouldn’t have to risk felony charges to keep books on the shelves.
Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas
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The Next Free Press Live Debate: Is the American Dream Alive?
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CAMPUS NEWS: Hamline University and the art history professor wrongly punished for showing an image of the Prophet Muhammad in her global art class have settled her lawsuit. While the settlement terms are sealed, it's yet another reminder to would-be censors that silencing faculty will cost you. #art #academic #college #arthistory #censorship
Minnesota school settles with professor who was fired for showing image of the Prophet Muhammad
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