Rep. LaVar Christensen, R-Draper, raised a point of order during a hearing of the House Education Committee and reminded Dabakis, D-Salt Lake City, that he was visiting the House, where they encourage a civil vocabulary.
Dabakis had been speaking in favor of his resolution, SCR3, which encourages Utah’s colleges and universities to establish policies that protect student’s First Amendment rights.
Non-binding resolution that encourages Utah's public colleges and universities to "vigorously defend" the civil liberties of students. - Read full text
For faculty or community groups to block Shapiro from speaking, Dabakis said, would be as wrong as the bans on gay and lesbian scholars enacted on college campuses in the 1970s, 80s and 90s.