Tennessee lawmaker: ISIS should be allowed to recruit at colleges

[BlueStateSaint]

I can see his point, but the example he used is baaaaaad.  It's telling that a Dem used the question to set up a Republican.

Tennessee lawmaker: ISIS should be allowed to recruit at colleges

 Joel Ebert, jebert@tennessean.com 1:36 p.m. CDT March 17, 2016

Speaking on behalf of a bill centered around free speech, a Knoxville-based lawmaker on Wednesday said a terrorist organization should be allowed to recruit on college campuses in Tennessee.

While presenting a billed dubbed the “Tennessee Student Free Speech Protection Act,” Rep. Martin Daniel, R-Knoxville, fielded a question from Rep. John DeBerry Jr., D-Memphis, about whether he believed ISIS should be able to stand in the middle of university campuses and “recruit for ISIS.”

“Yes,” Daniel replied. “So long as it doesn’t disrupt the proceedings on that campus. Yes sir. They can recruit people for any other organization or any other cause. I think it’s just part of being exposed to differing viewpoints.”

The remarks came after a debate about the bill, which Daniel said “would direct schools to observe freedom of speech on campus.”

While introducing the legislation, Daniel said students’ free speech on Tennessee college campuses has been diminished in recent years because of unfair policies.

Naturally, this will come out as "Republicans want ISIS on Tennessee college campuses."

The rest is here:  http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/03/16/lawmaker-isis-should-allowed-recruit-colleges/81885932/

[Maxiest]

As a Tennessean I heard about this today, I know the guy was trying to make a point but he made it using a horrible example and hope he really doesn't believe that crap.

[thundley4]

Is that any different than colleges already allowing support for Hamas or other anti-Israel terrorist groups? What about Black Lies Matter, The Black Panthers, La Raza?

[mrclose]

 Are people really this ignorant?
Free speech now covers recruiting for terrorists organizations?

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A state lawmaker from Knoxville said Wednesday that ISIS should be allowed to recruit at the University of Tennessee and other state universities during discussion about a bill protecting free speech on college campuses.
The bill, called the “Tennessee Student Free Speech Protection Act,” is sponsored by Rep. Martin Daniel (R-Knoxville) and would require the governing boards of Tennessee higher education institutions to adopt a policy on freedom of speech and expression.

http://wkrn.com/2016/03/17/tenn-rep-isis-should-be-allowed-to-recruit-at-state-universities/