“The trouble had started several hours earlier when Buckingham called Patrick to alert him that an A&M professor had made negative comments about him during a guest lecture at UTMB, said Copelin, the A&M system spokesperson. Buckingham then called Jenny Jones, the university system’s vice chancellor for governmental relations.”
Free speech is only okay for the Reich Wing. If you hold Republicans accountable they will try to hurt you.
“At 4:43 p.m., just 15 minutes after UTMB sent its official censure letter, Jones alerted Patrick’s deputy chief of staff, Marian Wallace, that the investigation was underway.”
There appears to be a structure in place to PREVENT people from criticizing Texas public officials.
But there is also a problem…
“Texas A&M would not answer questions about what specific policy Alonzo may have violated with her comments or provide documents pertaining to the investigation, citing state law that allows a university to withhold such information if a person is cleared of wrongdoing.”
Because there IS NO POLICY. Texas A&M is going to fire someone without reason — other than she criticized a public official and he didn’t like it.
This is SERIOUSLY problematic. It also violates some fundamental rights.
@feloneouscat Surely she could sue the University, if not in state courts, then on appeal in federal courts for a tidy sum!