UW already has rules for free speech — Mary Hoeft – Madison.com

Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, and state Rep. Jesse Kremer, R-Kewaskum, introduced a bill they named the Campus Free Speech Act. For those who value free speech, a more accurate name for this bill is the Suppression of Free Speech Act."

Reps. Vos and Kremer contend their motivation in introducing this bill was to ensure that University of Wisconsin System schools facilitate free speech. For those of us reading between the lines, Reps. Vos and Kremer are saying they dont trust UW System schools to facilitate their kind of free speech -- the kind that halts it.

The bill requires the UW Board of Regents to form a free speech committee that meets annually with the governor. Reading between the lines one more time, Vos and Kremer are saying they don't trust the Regents to share their desire to squelch protest.

UW System has policies that protect free speech and ensure discipline for students who violate free speech. The Vos and Kremer legislation demeans one of the greatest institutions of higher learning in the country.

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