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The Oath and The Office

Systematically Eliminating Dissent By Dismantling Free Speech

The Oath and The Office

Corey Brettschneider

Politics, Government, News

4.9 • 591 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

John and Corey discuss the illegal ICE arrest and incarceration of activist Mahmoud Khalil, a former student at Columbia University and researcher in machine learning at the University of Connecticut. They also talk about Trump using Title 6 of the 1964 Civil Rights Act as an excuse to withhold already-allocated federal funding from universities if they participate in activities that promotes DEI. And they criticise N.Y. Governor Kathy Hochul for forcing Hunter College to remove a job posting for a Professor to teach about Palestine but refusing to comment on the illegal detention of Mahmoud Khalil.

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0:00.0

Welcome once again to the Oath and the Office, the constitutionally correct podcast, starring Ivy League political science professor and author of the presidents and the people, Corey Brett Schneider. I'm John Fugel

0:21.4

sang. I'm an actor, and my agent just submitted me for a brand new Tesla commercial being shot

0:26.4

on the White House lawn. Professor, it's great to have you back. Thanks so much, John. I look forward to

0:31.4

that commercial. Donald Trump's Tesla commercial did not do it for me, so I'm sure yours will.

0:37.1

Well, you know, the Hatch Act only applies to Democrats.

0:39.5

I've learned out.

0:40.5

So no words.

0:41.8

And I can't wait until summer when MAGA blames Joe Biden for all these horrible tariffs he forced on us.

0:47.4

Professor, it's been a very busy week for the abuse of free speech by people who talk a very good game about free speech.

0:55.0

And I'd like to kind of go deep on the First Amendment today,

0:58.0

because it's my understanding that under the First Amendment, the President,

1:02.0

can't punish or retaliate against individuals for their viewpoints,

1:07.0

and that includes non-citizens with green cards.

1:09.0

Of course, we're going to have to talk about Mahmoud Khalil, the prominent Palestinian activist

1:13.5

who led some protests at Columbia University.

1:15.9

As far as we know, has broken no laws of this nation, and he is now facing deportation.

1:22.2

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is very, very eager to help with this.

1:26.5

And over the weekend, ICE illegally arrested and detained Mahmoud Camille.

1:31.3

Again, he's a green card holder.

1:32.8

His wife is eight months pregnant.

1:34.2

They burst into his Columbia University residence and took him, wouldn't tell his wife or his

1:39.1

lawyers where he was.

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