BREAKING NEWS – Williamsburg, Virginia – A celebration of free speech at William & Mary College in Virginia took an unexpected turn last week when protesters from Black Lives Matter swarmed the stage and forced organizers to end the event. The disruption occurred before Claire Guthrie Gastañaga, executive director of the ACLU of Virginia, could give a planned speech on freedom of expression. The protesters livestreamed the demonstration on Facebook and were heard shouting other slogans, including, “The oppressed are not impressed!,” “Blood on your hands!,” and “The revolution will not uphold the Constitution!” Gastañaga was so rattled by the protest, that she later stated, “Black Lives Matter is 100% correct with their assessment, and effective immediately, the ACLU completely rejects the U.S. Constitution on all levels, and it’s our First Amendment right to do so.”
