Student senate rejects Turning Point USA chapter re-establishment at California Lutheran University
A participant senate at a southern California university has rejected the establishment of a Turning Point USA chapter In a - - secret-ballot vote the Associated Students of California Lutheran University Senate rejected the re-establishment of a Turning Point USA chapter on Monday The Echo the university's attendee news outlet disclosed Over people attended in a standing room only vote Carlos Daniel Zaragosa ASCLU Commuter senator reported The Echo he was not surprised the TPUSA club was rejected I wasn t personally surprised by the outcome Carlos Daniel Zaragosa advised The Echo At the end of the day we do try to be fair impartial and we want to see all clubs succeed But we will notice when a club is trying to push a certain rhetoric and the last thing we need is argument here on this campus LOYOLA NEW ORLEANS LAW STUDENTS CLUB UP WITH TURNING POINT MEMBERS TO APPEAL 'SUBJECTIVE' CHAPTER DENIALTristan Quezada a freshman who would have been the club s president declared Turning Point USA is an organization that is focused on residents serving and civil dialogue adding I think it s significant to have a safe space for students who have similar strategies of thinking like us we don t have a safe place for other fellow conservatives Luke Taylor a sophomore who would have been the club s vice president noted he was appealed by Turning Point USA staff about restarting the club after the general assassination of Charlie Kirk on Sept while speaking at Utah Valley University He also noted the prospective chapter which does not yet have an academic advisor surpassed the five-member requirement for Senate consideration with seven validated members CONSERVATIVE SCHOLAR EXPOSES MIDWESTERN COLLEGE FOR PREVENTING TURNING POINT USA CHAPTERTaylor stated a TPUSA representative reported him more than students from California Lutheran had applied We don t affiliate with any political party It s mainly about the word of God and the way we should use it to look through our politics and our cabinet Taylor disclosed OVER CALIFORNIA COLLEGES ACCUSED OF DISCRIMINATING AGAINST US-BORN STUDENTS IN NEW DOJ COMPLAINTThe university previously had an working Turning Point USA chapter but it dissolved in October according to the analysis Taylor commented that rebranding the name of the club could help them win the Senate vote but hopes that that will not have to happen No matter what your belief is I think you should be able to speak it Taylor explained That s why we live in this country And to hear all those people saying that we re shutting them down when our organization gives people a microphone It doesn t matter that we were shut down in contemporary times God is still God God is king We believe in Him His purpose is great and we ll continue fighting Fox News Digital reached out to Associated Students of California Lutheran University Senate for comment The university declined comment