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Texas is about to ban talking on college campuses at night. Seriously. (www.houstonchronicle.com)

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Texas lawmakers trying to muzzle campus protests have just passed one of the most ridiculous anti-speech laws in the country. If signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, Senate Bill 2972 would ban speech at night — from study groups to newspaper reporting — at public universities in the state.

Ironically, the bill builds on a previous law passed in 2019 meant to enshrine free speech on Texas campuses. But now, lawmakers want to crack down on college students’ pro-Palestinian protests so badly that they literally passed a prohibition on talking.

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[–] lmdnw@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Texans should exercise their second amendment in order to protect their first. Kill traitors to the Constitution.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 19 points 4 days ago

Technically we have more campus carry rights than 1st amendment rights now

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Do not worry friends. The Great Republic of Texzanistahn will soon realize their folly and once again make it legal for men to talk on college campuses at night.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

The Republic of Gilead, you mean

I guarantee you, they'll try to rename it to that, just for shits and giggles or something

[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 12 points 4 days ago

Another day another Texass lesson in stupidity.

[–] FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

People in Texas go to college? You'd assume otherwise due to their abundance of grunting mammalians they call residents.

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Texas has one or two schools that are generally considered to be pretty good. Maybe people just move away after they graduate? I've thought about getting a masters degree from a school in Austin but it's for software and would be online only.

Also, fuck Texas.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago

unfortunately they flee to cali and compete for certain grad programs, which pushes out the locals, because out of the state people pay alot more.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

Having lived here all my life, I don’t see how. It’s always been out of reach for my family and I.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Heh. Good fucking luck with that

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 5 points 3 days ago

Have you seen the number of people they've arrested and expelled in the last 2 years?

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