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...interview yesterday, Summers said that while the reasons to challenge the amendment are strong—proponents of litigation say that the military??s policy on gays fundamentally conflicts with the law school’s policy on non-discrimination—it is not the University’s place to challenge the federal government on this issue...
...recent graduates of Harvard College, we were disappointed to read that University President Lawrence H. Summers has declined to challenge the Solomon Amendment in court (News, “Pressure Builds Against Military Recruiting,” Nov. 13). The military??s current recruitment and employment policies toward sexual minorities are fundamentally incompatible with Harvard’s commitment to equal opportunity. In turn, the Solomon Amendment is a dangerous attempt by the federal government to coerce institutions of higher learning into compliance with blatantly discriminatory and divisive policies...
...contrast, the military??s current policies toward sexual minorities discriminate between individuals on the basis of criteria totally unrelated to excellence or merit. The branches of the military offer professional opportunities and financial rewards to outstanding heterosexual Harvard students even as they unleash witch hunts to purge their ranks of outstanding homosexual recruits. The gulf between Harvard’s values and the military??s bigotry makes the Solomon Amendment particularly disturbing. The Solomon Amendment uses public funds to force academic institutions into complicity with a fundamentalist moral agenda. It exploits mutually beneficial research partnerships between...
Summers faces mounting pressure from students and faculty, who charge that the military??s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy towards gays and lesbians contradicts the University’s commitment to non-discrimination...
According to Lifland’s 89-page opinion, “anything short of preventing or totally thwarting the military??s recruitment efforts does not trigger funding denial pursuant to the statute...