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To: LindyBill who wrote (98559)	2/3/2005 11:00:17 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793707

This is the real point. From Today's New York Times (KBJ) Conservative Philosopher To the Editor: Re "College Cancels Speech Over 9/11 Remarks" (news article, Feb. 2): The uproar over the scheduling and subsequent cancellation of a speech by Ward Churchill, who wrote an essay in which he disparaged the victims of 9/11, has been wrongly characterized as a dispute over the right of free speech. Mr. Churchill clearly has the right to his views no matter how abhorrent. Instead, the issue should be framed to consider whether or not Hamilton College gives support and legitimacy to his opinions by inviting him to speak. The First Amendment is a treasured right; it must be protected and treated with reverence. Perhaps those who present forums to college students should investigate those who are offered the privilege of speaking, so as to be able in effect to express a collective outrage at those whose opinions, while they are free to make them, do not need to be given a soapbox. Dean R. Brown New York, Feb. 2, 2005