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Texas A&M suspended professor accused of criticizing Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in lecture
(www.texastribune.org)
this post was submitted on 25 Jul 2023
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First off, the first amendment says otherwise.
Second, in this case, it was an expert on the opioid crisis pointing out that the lt. governor had made policies that made it harder for people with opioid addiction to get help or be safe without being prosecuted. And that naturally this had the effect of people not pursuing treatment that could potentially land them in legal trouble. She wasn't commenting on the personal life of Dan Patrick, she was commenting on his policies and the consequences of those policies on a subject that was the topic of her lecture and her field of research.