At issue was the discretion schools should be allowed to limit messages that appear to advocate illegal drug use. "Bong," as noted in the appeal filed with the justices, "is a slang term for drug paraphernalia
In dissent, Justice John Paul Stevens said, "This case began with a silly nonsensical banner, (and) ends with the court inventing out of whole cloth a special First Amendment rule permitting the censorship of any student speech that mentions drugs, so long as someone could perceive that speech to contain a latent pro-drug message.
I am pissed. It's not enough that this country has been steadily depriving students of rights, now they must attack their free speech. This case should have never gone to the Supreme Court. It has been a debacle since day one. Now, thanks to our conservative court, students have even fewer rights. Shouldn't it have been a sign when support for the student existed across the spectrum, from the ACLU to conservative groups? Apparently not. So sit back, relax, and see what rights they want to strip you of next.

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RamblerGambler Reviewed by RamblerGambler on . Supreme Court Rules Against Bong Hits 4 Jesus I am pissed. It's not enough that this country has been steadily depriving students of rights, now they must attack their free speech. This case should have never gone to the Supreme Court. It has been a debacle since day one. Now, thanks to our conservative court, students have even fewer rights. Shouldn't it have been a sign when support for the student existed across the spectrum, from the ACLU to conservative groups? Apparently not. So sit back, relax, and see what rights they want to strip Rating: 5