Some student government representatives at Texas State University have crafted a resolution calling for conservative organization Turning Point USA to be banned from its campus.
The resolution, titled, “The Faculty and Student Safety Resolution of 2019,” alleges the organization has a “consistent history of creating hostile work and learning environments through a myriad of intimidation tactics aimed against students and faculty” and demands that it be removed and barred from the university.
Student body Vice President Keely Freund told the Washington Examiner only a handful of senators are advocating for the resolution, and explained “until we vote on the piece next Monday, the senate as a whole does not have a take or opinion for or against the piece.”
Texas State University issued a statement Wednesday noting the student government cannot ban student groups from campus.
“During the regular Student Government meeting on April 1, a resolution to bar a recognized student organization from Texas State was introduced. In accordance with established University policy, recognized student organizations are not barred from Texas State University campuses unless they are under university-imposed disciplinary sanctions,” the statement reads.
“Student Government, on its own, does not have the authority to bar a recognized student organization at Texas State,” it said.
Universities across the country have taken heat recently for allegedly suppressing the speech of conservatives on campus. In February of this year a conservative activist with Turning Point USA was allegedly assaulted at the University of California, Berkeley. Last year, Gonzaga University refused to allow conservative commentator Ben Shapiro speak on its campus.
Last month Trump signed an order requiring colleges and universities to confirm to 12 federal agencies that they are abiding by the First Amendment. He made a pledge to sign the order at the 2019 Conservative Political Action Conference.
