It is not the least bit gray. POTUS is not criticizing free speech... this is not a free speech issue. What these players are doing is not being done as a matter of free right... it's a matter of tolerance by their employers.
So you think POTUS has the constitutional authority to dictate what takes place in a private workspace... no... he doesn't.... and expressing his opinion doesn't constitute government action subject to the protection of the First Amendment.
Again... these players can be fired. The courts will...
Apparently some do need a lecture on what the Constitution is all about because this isn't it. The actions of these players are not protected by the Constitution. This is not a government issue.
Rob... This isn't a political argument... just setting the record straight.
The players... and none of us... have a constitutionally protected First Amendment right to do what they're doing. The First Amendment protects us from government retribution for speech they disagree with. There is no...
Saw a funny comment from a Bug Eater yesterday. The discussion was about kicking Riley to the curb and this guy chimes in with... "I know we have a deep donor base but, Jesus H. Christ, do we have enough money to pay three coaches all at once?"
Until everyone on the two deep demonstrates that they can execute assignments flawlessly I don't care if anyone else ever sees the field. They will not be the difference in any B1G game.
Yeah... true story... was in the gym working out late and the janitor (or whoever) didn't know he was there... locked up and went home. White kept shooting around... when he was done he found a comfortable piece of floor and slept there all night.