tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post7893514901854664915..comments2023-09-09T07:28:35.681-04:00Comments on Science and Religion: A View from an Evolutionary Creationist: Texas Education Agency Responds to Chris Comer's LawsuitJimpithecushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-34773654565342156092008-08-21T20:45:00.000-04:002008-08-21T20:45:00.000-04:00I think you can only fire someone if their speech ...I think you can only fire someone if their speech is harassing or obscene or is a violation of company security. There is no constitutional protection for those sort of things. She is alleging that she got fired for an unconstitutional violation of free speech. She freely admits that she was using a work computer for passing on the message.Jimpithecushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-19433194754296510672008-08-21T20:11:00.000-04:002008-08-21T20:11:00.000-04:00You are correct. I was reading another story in t...You are correct. I was reading another story in the Dallas Morning News and switched them in my mind. I will correct it.Jimpithecushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143519573877156940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-76583357067456580112008-08-21T11:40:00.000-04:002008-08-21T11:40:00.000-04:00If so, it is probably a violation of the First Ame...<I>If so, it is probably a violation of the First Amendment. What a bureaucratic nightmare.</I><BR/><BR/>I believe there's plenty of precedent for dismissing a public employee on speech-related grounds. I'm pretty sure the big question would be whether he was fired for statements made on or off the job (i.e., in official capacity or just as a citizen).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19722540.post-68173772057729144462008-08-20T12:25:00.000-04:002008-08-20T12:25:00.000-04:00You attribute this post to the Dallas Morning News...You attribute this post to the Dallas Morning News. In fact, it was written and published by the Texas Observer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com