Got a 1970s conservative speaker uninvited by using a loophole in the student fee policy

My college had this big controversy last semester about a guy who wanted to talk about traditional marriage. The administration uninvited him because of protests, lol. I found out the student government controlled the funding through a clause about 'controversial speakers needing a 2/3 vote'. So I got 5 friends to join the senate, we blocked the funding, and the event got canceled without any free speech lawsuits. It took 2 weeks of reading the bylaws at 2am. Has anyone else used school policies to stop a speaker you disagreed with?

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hannah_williams16d agoMost Upvoted

Fighting over funding feels like the same power move people use in HOA meetings to block a neighbor's paint color.

briancampbell16d ago

Honestly that is such a smart move, reminds me of when I got a local band banned from our campus venue using a noise ordinance.