Right Michigan has obtained a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union addressed to Central Michigan University President Michael Rao and dated November 27th requesting that the University lift a ban on videotaping Professor Gary Peters on campus, a ban targeted at a conservative student, Dennis Lennox.  According to the ACLU the University's decision "violates Mr. Lennox's First Amendment right to engage in political advocacy."

Agree or disagree with Lennox's tactics, or with the ACLU's position on most other things, for that matter, but they're absolutely right about this one.  

Lennox videotapes a Professor in a public setting at a public university on public property.  CMU's targetted ban (it didn't exist before Gary Peters and Dennis Lennox) is a direct attempt to scuttle his First Amendment rights and, in fact, the rights of every Michigan taxpayer.  Props to the ACLU for getting this one right.

This is a major win for Lennox who's been the target of some pretty despicable personal attacks both on and off campus because of his politics.  But it's a bigger win for the Constitution.

It'll be interesting to see how CMU responds.  And maybe more interesting to see what the lefties in the regressishere have to say... I'll go 2 to 1 on crickets chirping... who wants some of that action?  (Note: I am not actually encouraging, nor will I be participating in illegal book making, Madame Governor.  It was a joke.)

Read on to read the entire five page letter yourself!