Cruz Tries to Derail Careers of Protesting Law Students

[applegrove]

Cruz Tries to Derail Careers of Protesting Law Students

March 19, 2023 at 8:30 am EDT By Taegan Goddard 70 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2023/03/19/cruz-tries-to-derail-careers-of-protesting-law-students/

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“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) urged the Texas state bar to carefully consider the fitness of certain Stanford University law school graduates after a protest over a conservative judge’s speaking engagement on the campus,” The Hill reports.

“Cruz in a letter to Texas officials said there is a ‘fundamental’ question over whether the students who protested the appearance by Kyle Duncan, a circuit judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, are ‘fit to practice law’ in Texas.”

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[musette_sf]

1. Rafael seems to be under the impression

that law students who would protest abhorrent views would want to work in a state that leads the nation in such abhorrent views.

[applegrove]

2. Texas, the Hermit State

[Zambero]

3. Exercising First Amendment rights

Such an abomination! Now if they were pro-MAGA types in military garb open-carrying long guns, that would have been just fine.

[enough]

4. Blatant shameless authoritarianism, and he does it on purpose. It's good for his

MAGA cred.

[TlalocW]

5. Congratulations on graduating from Stanford with a law degree

Where are you considering practicing?
Texas!
- Went no conversation ever

[Ocelot II]

6. With a law degree from Stanford, who'd want to practice law in Texas?

Actually, they need good lawyers there more than most places, which is probably why Cancun Cruz wants to keep them out.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Sue his ass for defamation

or invasion of privacy

[ripcord]

8. They are cowards who are afraid of words

I will never support blocking someone from speaking at a college or university, if you want to protest counter their information.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

9. Couldn't agree more

I would never say they aren’t fit to practice law, but I have I no respect for anyone, regardless of their political bent, who shouts down and heckles the speech of those with whom they disagree. And that goes double when the speaker is actually invited to speak.

Protest outside, yell, scream, wave signs, whatever. But I’ll never support shouting down speech to prevent it from being heard by myself or others.

[Hotler]

10. Fascist asshole. nt