Well put....May I expand the conversation with a comparison of "taking a knee" and the students' hijacking U of O President Schill's "state of the University address."  

"Taking a knee" is peaceful protest.  It "makes a point", but doesn NOT interfere with others' rights.  It doesn't stop the football game or keep anyone from exercising their personal freedoms.  I support it.

On the flip-side, we see U of O students taking over the platform and preventing U of O President Schill's address.  IMO, such action goes far beyond peaceful protest.  Pickets..fine.  Boycotts....fine.  Demonstration...fine..up to a point; that point being prohibiting the speaker from exercising his/her First Amendment Rights.  

I would hope these students would, at some point, recognize the irony of abusing their own First Amendment Rights to violate the First Amendment Rights of Mr. Schill.

Gary Crum