Senate Bill
I. Whereas, the Senate of the University of Georgia Student
Government Association recognizes the rights to freedom of
speech and expression as set forth in the First Amendment to
the United States Constitution, and is dedicated to the
preservation of these freedoms for all people; and
II. Whereas, it is manifest that these freedoms must be
exercised in such a manner that their expression does not
infringe upon the same rights of others; and
III. Whereas, a public state university must be maintained
in a
manner consistent
with the preservation of these First
Amendment Rights with respect to all students; and
IV. Whereas, any protest in the form of sleeping, camping
out, or habitation, whether real or symbolic, on a
university campus inhibits the liberty of all students to
freely use the enti~e campus, and to exercise their
individual First Amendment rights; and
V. Whereas, the Senate of the University of Georgia Student
Government Association does not and will not recognize
and/or support any protest in the form of sleeping,
camping out, or habitation, whether real or symbolic, on
the university campus;
VI. Be It Resolved, that the Senate of the University of
Georgia Student Government Association recommends to the
University Council of the University of Georgia that it
should hereafter ban all protests in the form of sleeping,
camping out, or habitation, whether real or symbolic, on
the campus of the University of Georgia as against the
University's policy of guaranteeing equal access and use of
the campus to all students.
Sponsored by"I
Senator Kirk E. Gilliard
Senator J. Mark Hatfield
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