Comments on: Taking Aim at the First Amendment http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/2012/07/taking-aim-at-the-first-amendment/ Wed, 22 May 2013 19:10:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/2012/07/taking-aim-at-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-29792 Anonymous Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:48:47 +0000 http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/?p=10838#comment-29792 "Inept" is right. These tactics are utterly and make U of M adminstrators look like clumsy bullies. “Inept” is right. These tactics are utterly and make U of M adminstrators look like clumsy bullies.

]]> By: Urbanut http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/2012/07/taking-aim-at-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-29791 Urbanut Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:45:08 +0000 http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/?p=10838#comment-29791 Personally, I disdain the comment section at the Commercial Appeal website- and news media in general- as much as anyone else. However, I do not understand what the commission hopes to gain in this little expedition. If they are trying to turn the tide of support for municipal school districts by painting advocates as “racists”, there seems little need for this expenditure of time and money. Demographics for the proposed districts already support the notion of a segregated school system as the end result. Let’s assume for a moment that certain individuals making ethnically biased statements on the CA site did in fact voice the same opinions to legislators who went on to support the referendum. What does that prove? While it might sully certain legislators reputations, it by no means proves that the actions of said representatives were motivated by such communication. As an example, I could tell my congressman we need to support NASA’s goal of returning man to the Moon in order to keep the Martians from getting a foothold first. He may go on to support funding for NASA programs, but will (hopefully) not do so based on one letter of questionable sanity. In a world of infinite possibilities I suppose the only truly explosive item would be if one of the legislators were posting ethnically biased comments, but I think that would be idiotic even by our low state standards and the chances are virtually nonexistent. Personally, I disdain the comment section at the Commercial Appeal website- and news media in general- as much as anyone else. However, I do not understand what the commission hopes to gain in this little expedition. If they are trying to turn the tide of support for municipal school districts by painting advocates as “racists”, there seems little need for this expenditure of time and money. Demographics for the proposed districts already support the notion of a segregated school system as the end result.

Let’s assume for a moment that certain individuals making ethnically biased statements on the CA site did in fact voice the same opinions to legislators who went on to support the referendum. What does that prove? While it might sully certain legislators reputations, it by no means proves that the actions of said representatives were motivated by such communication. As an example, I could tell my congressman we need to support NASA’s goal of returning man to the Moon in order to keep the Martians from getting a foothold first. He may go on to support funding for NASA programs, but will (hopefully) not do so based on one letter of questionable sanity. In a world of infinite possibilities I suppose the only truly explosive item would be if one of the legislators were posting ethnically biased comments, but I think that would be idiotic even by our low state standards and the chances are virtually nonexistent.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/2012/07/taking-aim-at-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-29790 Anonymous Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:26:04 +0000 http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/?p=10838#comment-29790 Seems to be a dubious connection between Mulroy being a county commissioner while acting as a law professor at UM. Maybe he is not so proficient as to his knowledge of Constitutional statute. Seems to be a dubious connection between Mulroy being a county commissioner while acting as a law professor at UM. Maybe he is not so proficient as to his knowledge of Constitutional statute.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/2012/07/taking-aim-at-the-first-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-29787 Anonymous Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:44:38 +0000 http://www.smartcitymemphis.com/?p=10838#comment-29787 Ham-handed is exactly right and both should be case studies in atrocious public relations. Ham-handed is exactly right and both should be case studies in atrocious public relations.

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