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Clinton Prosecutor Now Targeting Free Speech

Virchull tells us about a case the Supreme Court has agreed to hear, in which former special prosecutor Kenneth Starr will take the side of an Alaska school board against a student who displayed a rude banner off school property. The banner read "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" and it got the student suspended. He and his parents sued the school board for violating his First Amendment rights. The case is nuanced: while the student did not display the banner on school property, he did do so during a school function. Starr is said to be arguing the case for free.

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  1. Perhaps he too is looking towards 2008 by rednip · · Score: 1, Funny

    Maybe he is joining Newt Gingrich on his assault on free speech in a effort at being Newt's running mate.

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  2. Re:Can anyone explain what's rude with "Bong Hits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bong hits Four Jesus. Four of 'em.

  3. Re:Some thoughts by Elvis77 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Why not outsource it to India????

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  4. Re:This guy hates freedom by kestasjk · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Bong 4 Free Speech!"

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  5. Re:Can anyone explain what's rude with "Bong Hits by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 2, Funny

    That sign ruined the school's ranking under the Leave No Child Behind regime. If that student was properly educated, the "4" would've been "For" and no one would care about the actual content.

  6. Re:Some thoughts by coaxial · · Score: 2, Funny

    Take a look at Finland for example, who finished first in a study of math, science and reading skills of students in industrialised countries.

    This reminds me of a quote from the West Wing. The background story of the episode was that it was the day the President receives the creditentials of every foriegn ambassador. Eventually the President receives the Swedish ambassador. The ambassador leaves, and the President turns to his aide and says, "Did you know Sweden has a 100% literacy rate? How do they do that? We have 99%. How do they have a 100%?" The aide says, "Maybe the don't Mr. President. Maybe they can't count either."

  7. Re:The disgusting thing is... by hotdiggitydawg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bill, is that you?

  8. The student is right you know by antifoidulus · · Score: 3, Funny

    Jesus HATES it when you bogart all his shit.

  9. Re:Give thanks to Starr by Millenniumman · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot to close your sarcasm tag, and the sarcasm formatting is spilling over to all of the comments below you!

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  10. Re:Can anyone explain what's rude with "Bong Hits by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Shouldn't it read "Bong hits 4 Jesii" then?

  11. Re:Give thanks to Starr by Shai-kun · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh no, whatever shall we do.

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