{"id":2019520,"date":"2023-09-01T15:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-senators-call-on-university-to-prevent-more-emotional-damage-after-being-triggered-by-matt-walsh-speech-on-campus\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T15:30:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T19:30:33","slug":"state-senators-call-on-university-to-prevent-more-emotional-damage-after-being-triggered-by-matt-walsh-speech-on-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-senators-call-on-university-to-prevent-more-emotional-damage-after-being-triggered-by-matt-walsh-speech-on-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"State senators urge university to prevent further emotional harm caused by Matt Walsh speech on campus."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-senators-call-on-university-to-prevent-more-emotional-damage-after-being-triggered-by-matt-walsh-speech-on-campus%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019520&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Controversial \u2063Speaker Upsets New Mexico State Senators<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, a speaking engagement \u2062by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/catholic-university-blocks-matt-walsh-from-speaking-on-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matt Walsh<\/a> at New Mexico State University has caused quite a \u200cstir. The event has upset two New Mexico state senators to the point where they\u2063 are now demanding the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-nobel-laureate-william-campbell-say-ivermectin-cures-covid-19\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Nobel Laureate William Campbell Say Ivermectin Cures COVID-19?\">university address<\/a> the &#8220;policies&#8221; that allowed Walsh to speak on\u2064 campus.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic State Sens. Carrie Hamblen and William Soules, along with seven other state, county, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hong-kong-births-in-2021-dropped-to-lowest-figure-in-56-years\/\" title=\"Hong Kong Births in 2021 Dropped to Lowest Figure in 56 Years\">municipal government officials<\/a>, signed a \u200dletter last month addressed\u2063 to the NMSU Board of \u2063Regents interim president. In the letter, the officials expressed\u200c their &#8220;extreme disappointment&#8221; that the university permitted Walsh to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWwPdkzatkQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speak on campus<\/a> at a Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) \u200devent in April.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, first <a href=\"https:\/\/yaf.org\/news\/state-senator-wants-to-ban-conservative-speakers-after-successful-matt-walsh-yaf-lecture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> by Young America&#8217;s Foundation, accused Walsh of &#8220;encouraging violence&#8221; and &#8220;spouting racist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-senators-call-on-university-to-prevent-more-emotional-damage-after-being-triggered-by-matt-walsh-speech-on-campus\/\" title=\"State senators urge university to prevent further emotional harm caused by Matt Walsh speech on campus.\">pro-slavery rhetoric<\/a>.&#8221; The officials also accused Walsh of &#8220;minimizing accusations against known pedophiles\u200d and child abusers&#8221; without providing any basis for their \u200bclaims.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As you prepare for new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-population-shrinks-for-the-first-time-ever-in-2020\/\" title=\"California\u2019s Population Shrinks For The First Time Ever In 2020\">students coming<\/a> in the fall, we would welcome a \u2062serious conversation about the rationale for allowing this type of event that would knowingly \u200bfrighten and harm part of the student population, learn who in the administration supported\u2063 this, and what policies or actions\u200b will be \u2063taken in the future to prevent \u200dfurther emotional and psychological damage to some of the most vulnerable in your student population,&#8221; the letter states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As noted by Young America&#8217;s Foundation, NMSU&#8217;s status as a public university means it had no grounds to prevent Walsh from speaking \u200con campus after he had \u2064been\u2064 invited by the club that followed all the proper procedures to host the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;NMSU had\u2063 a responsibility to shield the trans and queer individuals,\u2062 many\u200b of whom were disregarded when expressing their concerns and fears because of the Walsh\u2063 event,&#8221;\u2063 the\u2063 letter adds, citing\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krqe.com\/news\/politics-government\/legislature\/governor-expands-human-rights-act-in-new-mexico\/#:~:text=House%20Bill%20207%20clarifies%20the,%2C%20disabilities%2C%20and%20sexual%20orientation.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 207<\/a>, which \u200brequires the state&#8217;s Human Rights Act to apply to all New Mexico\u2062 government agencies,\u2063 institutions, cities, counties, and public contractors. The bill also adds definitions for\u2064 sex, gender, gender identity, disabilities, and sexual orientation \u200dto the Human Rights Act.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Interim President Jay Gouge reportedly asked \u2063Jewel Navarette, the chairwoman of the NMSU YAF, to meet with him\u2062 and Hamblen.\u2062 Navarette \u2062stated that she\u200c and her fellow \u2063conservative students will continue to stand up for their First Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We will continue to fight for \u2064the right to free speech \u200dand expression on our campus,&#8221; she said. &#8220;These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shocking-number-of-front-line-health-care-workers-refusing-covid-19-vaccine\/\" title=\"Shocking Number of Front Line Health Care Workers Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine\">public officials<\/a> have no right to dictate what kind of\u2063 ideas\u200b can or cannot be expressed at NMSU.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\">CLICK HERE\u200c TO GET THE DAILY WIRE APP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The letter was also signed by state Rep. Angelica Rubio; Las Cruces Council Mayor Pro Tem Kasandra Gandara; Las Cruces City Councilors Becky Corran, Johana\u2064 Bencomo, and Becki Graham; and Dona Ana County Commissioners Shannon\u200b Reynolds and Christopher Schaljo-Hernandez.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two New Mexico state senators, Carrie Hamblen and William Soules, along with other government officials, signed a letter urging New Mexico State University to address the &#8220;policies&#8221; that permitted Matt Walsh&#8217;s controversial appearance on campus. Their concerns were sparked by the event, prompting them to take action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2019521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019520"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019520\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}