Letter to the Editor

Huckabee unpreferable speaker, not most intellectual Republican voice

We write in response to Gov. Mike Huckabee’s upcoming speech at Syracuse University.

Leading the anti-LGBT “Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day,” anti-LGBT activism is one of Huckabee’s signature issues. Although our campus differs on views toward LGBT persons, we must always affirm the worth of individuals. As a TV commentator, Huckabee assaults civil rights for LGBT persons and employs derogatory language that reinforces a culture of homophobic violence and hatred.

Huckabee also works against interfaith dialogue and cooperation. Huckabee’s attacks against Christian churches sharing religious spaces with other faiths and insulting rhetoric, such as comparing Islam to pornography, not only upends valuable learning, but also fuels religious-based violence and intolerance.

College Republicans has the right to invite the speaker of their choice, but the selection of Huckabee instead of other speakers is a rejection of more moderate intellectual Republican voices. Accordingly, their invitation is an endorsement of Huckabee’s dangerous politics. Is this really the best College Republicans can do?

Billy Kluttz & Julian Florez



MPA/IR Candidates, Class of 2103

Syracuse University Maxwell School





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