04-27-2014, 07:24 AM
From the same article "...We have a free speech zone for students to use and it’s between the theater and new student services building...".
You cannot restrict the practice of the first amendment into a finite zone within a public area. Do you suppose it would fly here on the Big Island if 1st amendment rights were restricted to Naalehu only? How effective is that with regard to having a "right"? The next step for such a nonsensical zoning practices is to assume the Zone may be removed completely (ETA) and restricted to ones own home.
You cannot restrict the practice of the first amendment into a finite zone within a public area. Do you suppose it would fly here on the Big Island if 1st amendment rights were restricted to Naalehu only? How effective is that with regard to having a "right"? The next step for such a nonsensical zoning practices is to assume the Zone may be removed completely (ETA) and restricted to ones own home.