James Madison University Debate Team Comes Out Against Debate

James Madison University Debate Team Comes Out Against Debate - EMMA CAMP

• James Madison University's debate team says that "free speech should not extend to requiring us to platform or amplify ideas that are exclusionary, discriminatory, or hostile."

"This week, the James Madison University debate team made a surprising announcement for, well, a debate team...

• The group says it "stands for free speech, open dialogue, and argument between different perspectives on campus," adding that "no person should be prohibited from expressing their viewpoints in the public sphere." 
• However, the group also wrote that "a general climate of free speech should not extend to requiring us to platform or amplify ideas that are exclusionary, discriminatory, or hostile."...