In the interest of maintaining “balance in the employment of faculty,” Iowa Republican lawmakers are now considering a bill that would make political affiliation a condition of hiring new professors at state universities and require universities to maintain current records of faculty political party affiliation. Under SF288, it would be illegal for the faculty of any…
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This is a fantastic idea which should be implemented in all 50 States. The reason our colleges have become inhospitable to traditionally balanced discussions on any topic is that they have ben taken over by majorities of intolerant and dogmatic liberal or leftist faculty. The solution is clearly here: restore balance between the two main American political currents. It’s never going to happen with the leftists currently in place, so it must be imposed by each State, or if need be become federally mandated. That is the price to pay for sanity and balance to be restored. Note that no one is asking for conservative faculty to replace liberal ones. Just restore balance between the two and prevent the lefties from continuing to abuse their dominance.