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...decision counters the argument that “composition of matter” didn’t explicitly include higher life forms simply because that wasn’t a reality for 19th century lawmakers...
...made both legal and practical arguments in support of his position that HRCF does not deserve funding. The first is the legal argument that the written constitution of HRCF is not in accordance with the official council by-laws. The second is the practical argument that HRCF is actually a discriminatory organization. Both arguments have significant flaws...
...response to the legal argument, one must realize that HRCF’s constitution is not in violation of University policy; moreover, restriction of funding to groups like HRCF is actually a violation of the second half of the Undergraduate Council’s non-discrimination policy, which states that “in adhering to this policy, the Council will not advocate the restriction of anyone’s freedom of public speech, assembly, expression, or association...
Although not specifically related to the issue of council funding, Lurie makes a second argument that is worth addressing: he claims that HRCF is discriminatory in practice...
...HRCF executive board believes that there is neither a legal nor a practical argument for denying funding to HRCF. We also hope that the students of Harvard understand that it is not and has never been our intention to exclude anyone from participation in our organization. In fact, we hope that many of you will decide to learn more about us by attending our weekly events...