I'm not sure what the problem is here. She was not silenced, she did was not thrown in jail, none of her civil liberties were violated, what is the ACLU supposed to do? The University has every right to fire employees if they feel there actions run counter to the ideals of the University.

I work for a milk co-op. If I started writing articles saying how milk is the worst thing in the world, even a private citizen, I could very well be disciplined and fired from my job.

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I want nothing to do with
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And to do what I please
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