Texas Southern University cancels speech by GOP Sen. John Cornyn amid outcry

[babylonsister]

#resist


Texas Southern University cancels speech by GOP Sen. John Cornyn amid outcry

Texas Southern University has canceled a commencement speech by Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas. There had been outcry among students at the historically black university.

by Matthew Watkins May 12, 2017 20 hours ago


Texas Southern University said Friday that it has canceled its commencement speech by John Cornyn, the U.S. senator who represents the public university. The decision comes amid outcry on the Houston campus over the Republican senator's support for the Trump administration.

Cornyn had been set to speak at the historically black university on Saturday. The university said in a statement that it has asked Cornyn "to instead visit with our students again at a future date in order to keep the focus on graduates and their families."

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The university's statement didn't specifically give a reason for the cancellation. But Cornyn's planned appearance had been generating pushback. A petition on Change.org had generated 846 signatures. The petition said, "Having a politician such as him speak at our institution is an insult to the students, to TSU, and to all [historically black colleges and universities]."

The petition cited Cornyn's votes to confirm two of President Donald Trump's cabinet appointees — Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. It also raised complaints about Cornyn's support for voter ID laws and efforts to block funding for "sanctuary cities."

"This is our graduation. We have the right to decide if we want to refuse to sit and listen to the words of a politician who chooses to use his political power in ways that continually harm marginalized and oppressed people," the petition said.

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https://www.texastribune.org/2017/05/12/texas-southern-university-cancels-speech-gop-sen-john-cornyn-amid-outc/

[riversedge]

1. Good for the resisters. Resisting does work.

[malaise]

2. Good

Enough of this shit

[spanone]

3. K&R...

[Turbineguy]

4. If I was running a University I would

invite such people as Cornyn just for the sheer pleasure of telling them to fuck off instead.

[Dustlawyer]

5. Who the Hell there invited him in the first place?

This was such a predictable outcome only a complete idiot would think it was a good idea!

[zentrum]

6. Why was he even

......invited? Who in administration ever thought this guy was an appropriate speaker?

[brush]

7. K&R

[mountain grammy]

8. Good.. he can spout whatever he spouts

but he doesn't have to spout it to an enlightened group of graduates who know most of what he says is false.

[NoMoreRepugs]

9. I would think Cornyn would still be hiding

in a closet somewhere recovering from the public ass whipping he took at the hands of Sally Yates

[They_Live]

10. K & R

[Ilsa]

11. Good for the students! And well-written explanation.

I'm surprised he was asked in the first place.

[klook]

12. Great! #resist (nt)

[BumRushDaShow]

13. K&R and then suddenly Cornyn ended up on the short list for FBI Dir.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/acting-fbi-director-mccabe-sen-john-cornyn-among-four-who-will-interview-for-fbi-director-job/2017/05/12/355c30f8-376b-11e7-b412-62beef8121f7_story.html

[yuiyoshida]

14. Resist! K&R Tweeted!

[Maraya1969]

15. Just read that this is the one they are prepping to take over when Trump is put down

I swear we should fight to get Hillary back since the problem was Russian interference and it is easy to come about to his win was a coup by the Russians.