William & Mary's Little Red Book - Mao Pride

Mao with his little Red Book and his indocrtination or re-education camps would be proud of the fall that The College of William and Mary has taken under the current leadership. The Constitution of the United States is remarkable for many reasons but most notably, in its brevity. Freedom of speech and freedom of religion must not be abridged. A college campus is supposed to be open to a diversity of ideas; free-wheeling discussions; college kids learning to be grown-ups; not dictated to by administrative people who have never grown up and arguably fear diverse opinions much preferring lock-step babbling in sync. The traditions of The College of William and Mary and its Christian heritage have recently been under attack by the current administration - the Wren Cross put under glass due to the power it has over people... Now, enter the Bias Reporting System. Most likely the first bias report form should be filled out and directed at Nichol and the Board of Directors regarding the Wren Cross and the Wren Chapel. Mao would be proud; he attempted to dictate every facet of a person's life. Now, the president, Board of Directors, and administrative personnel at the once great College of William and Mary are embarking upon an attempt to curtail any genuine discussion among students in the name of bias. If you disagree with someone else's point of view - blamo - bias... Here are a few links; all recommended in their entirety: Speech Code Issues Powerline by Paul Mirengoff, Esq. William van Alstyne in The Volokh Conspiracy Bottom line is this: tyranny and intimidation are tyranny and intimidation whether from a college administration or an elected administration. I am very biased: I like Hondas over Buicks; I like baked potatoes instead of mashed; I like small dogs for pets instead of large dogs. I like the free exchange of ideas within college classrooms. Seems the president of The College of William and Mary enjoyed his "win" over God and the Cross and now is going after more temperal goals such as open and honest discussion among students. I am a graduate from the College of William and Mary. Fortunately, we enjoyed freedom of speech during my tenure as a graduate student; actually, freedom of speech was encouraged; the free exchange of ideas, the diversity of thought - how else could we learn from each other except under the blanket of freedom provided by our US Constitution and ensured by our Marines who stand watch and say, as in the movie, A Few Good Men, "not on my watch." Take a pill, BoD and chill-out. Our students, our young people have serious issues to discuss, ones we have been forced to evade but ones you will leave right at their doorstep. Leave our students alone, let this disagree with each other in the last environment they may have for such open discussions. I'm not certain but it looks like "diversity" at The College of William and Mary is code for non-white. Hmmm... I don't know where white students can receive a "fair" and good education today but I beseech all parents to search for schools and universities that stress diversity of ideas. Skin color does not equal diversity of ideas.