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Public universities can kick you out for expressing your 1st amendment right based off of whatever bs reason they want to give just to expel you. Likewise also, teachers can fail you just because they don't like you or you hold certain views. Public universities are as fair about granting your constitutional rights as the US government. At that is, only when you beat them in court.

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> Public universities can kick you out for expressing your 1st amendment right based off of whatever bs reason they want to give just to expel you.

Yeah, and a company can fire you for being black if they give a bs excuse for it too. In both of these cases your rights are being violated and you can sue them for that. What's the alternative? I can't conceive of a system where it's impossible for your rights to be violated; giving legal recourse to the victim seems like the best we can do.

I'm coming from a perspective that the constitution of the united states is nothing but a farce unless you're rich enough to defend your rights in court.

What is the purpose of having "rights" if I have to pay to fight for them? It's not a right then if institutions can trample on them as such.

(When the offense against you is criminal, it [is/may be] the government that foots the bill for prosecuting it. For instance, this is how it works with the Department of Labor when you report wage theft to them.)

What alternative do you propose? That we give up on the concept of rights entirely? Without offering constructive suggestions, it seems like you're letting perfect be the enemy of good.

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