Nothing but the best for UMCP students
by Bill on Sep.13, 2010, under Can you believe that?, Leadership
A campus-wide email came to our attention from UMCP Acting President Nariman Farvardin:
You are cordially invited to attend the University’s Constitution Day
Celebration tomorrow, Tuesday, September 14, 2010, from 4:00 to 5:00
p.m., in the Prince George’s Room on the first floor of the Stamp
Student Union. The federal government’s Consolidated Appropriations Act
of 2005 requires all educational institutions that receive federal funds
to hold an educational program on the United States Constitution.
Our featured speaker will be Mr. Thomas Perez, Assistant Attorney
General of the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights
Division. Prior to his nomination as Assistant Attorney General, Mr.
Perez spent many years as a consumer advocate, civil rights public
service lawyer, and law professor. We are honored that Mr. Perez will
speak about one of our country’s most important documents.
Oh… We get it… Tom Perez works for the Department of Justice so he’s qualified to teach UMCP students about our Constitution. We concur. To help the students get the best possible educational experience, here are some starter suggestions for topics Mr. Perez might address in his speech:
1) The role of the federal government in state and local law enforcement. Begin by explaining the nature of the DoJ’s lawsuits against the governments of the State of Arizona and Arizona’s Maricopa County, making sure to highlight the copious evidence DoJ no doubt has to indicate wrongdoing may be afoot.
2) How, given that he served as president of the pro-illegal immigration organization Casa de Maryland, does he reconcile the advocacy of the former with his new-found belief in the supremacy of the federal government over state and local law in matters of immigration.
3) When, in his opinion, should the prosecution of the Philadelphia New Black Panthers – a group as guilty of civil and election rights violations as guilty can get – be taken up anew by the Holder Justice Department?
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September 14th, 2010 on 8:19 am
Funny that this event was not mailed to faculty that we checked with. Maybe faculty are presumed not to care about pesky things like Constitutions or at least the Bill of Rights.
Perhaps that was a mail glitch, but at this moment (a bit after 9AM on the day of the event) this presentation by Comrade Perez is nevertheless not on the campus web page or calendar.
It is possible that leadership missed some memos too. America’s Constitution Day is the 17th, not 14th, something our Iranian Provost, Canadian Dean and oh-so-French (at least in temperament) chain of command could easily overlook at least in this college.