Vorlon Whispers

Schools Must Accept Military Recruiters

I see the Ivy League law schools lost their attempt to keep military recruiters off campus. The Solomon Amendment says that if they accept federal funds, they must also accept military recruiters. If they don’t want the military recruiters, they don’t have to have them. But they have to give up the money.

They fought this in the courts trying to peg it as a free speech issue.

I can’t believe they thought they had a snowball’s chance in h*** if winning this case. The federal government has long threatened to withhold funding to states that did not comply with federal guidelines on highway safety bills. I don’t know if that went to the court system or not, but it’s simple. You don’t want to comply, don’t take the money.

I must say, it doesn’t say much for the law school education being passed out at these institutions. I’m not a lawyer of any type, but I always figured it was a no brainer they would lose. Not only did they lose, but they lost decisively. The Supreme Court decision was unanimous. In other words, the Supreme Court thought it was a no brainer too.

The argument was that the military discriminates against gays in their “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. It is a policy that Clinton implemented.

Personally I think they should have said they don’t want the recruiters on campus because it’s cold in the winter time. You may ask, what has the winter temperature have to do with military recruiters on campus.

It’s very simple. I they don’t want military recruiters on campus; one excuse is as good as another.

Posted by The Vorlon at March 8, 2006 10:00 AM