It seems that if you support liberal causes (abortion, gay rights, etc.) you have a right to free speech, to voice your views in this country. But if you do not believe in these things, you've no right to express yourself publicly.

When did this happen? When did freedom of speech become the exclusive right of liberals? Why are those who disagree with these causes scorned and shunned? Most of those who disagree with these liberal causes are not filled with hatred, they just don't agree with them. Why, then, are they treated with hatred and contempt by those who belligerently claim the right to (loudly) express their views and use the Constitution and Bill of Rights to support their right to do so?

Those who disagree with the liberal left have just as much right to self-expression. As long as it inflicts no harm, that right is protected by law. The petitioners at the University of Utah who oppose Larry H. Miller's scheduled public address there should be ashamed of themselves. By definition “academic freedom” should include all viewpoints (including Larry H. Miller's), not just those of the liberal left.

Nedra Sorenson

Orem