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...know its only my first weekand I swear Im not lazybut the gravity of the Solomon Amendment controversy, which came to a head when the Law School was reluctantly (and perhaps temporarily) forced to accept military recruiters back onto its campus, has spurred me to call for a substitute author. The supporters of Harvards protest against the militarys Dont Ask, Dont Tell policy are angry. And my attempts to explain from a moderate perspective that the Law Schools supposedly principled ban on campus military recruiting not only undermines its credibility but works against gay rights have not been enough...
Only the rantings of a man more partisan and more sinister than I about why he loves Harvards anti-recruitment policy could possibly have any effect. Harvardians need to see how the outside world views us and understand why the House of Representatives passed a resolution to support Solomon 327-84. Thus, from the fever swamps surrounding Karl Roves dark laboratory I offer the esteemed Ned Neocon to fill in today as a guest writer...
John, I cant tell you how pleased I am to hear that the self-righteous admitted socialists at the Kremlin on the Charles plan to continue their tireless crusade against the Solomon Amendment, which simply allows the government to withhold money to schools that bar military recruiters on campus. The Supreme Court will almost certainly uphold the constitutionality of the measurefor Gods sake the government can withhold federal dollars to just about anyone who does something it does not like. (For example, not fund football and womens basket-weaving equally at colleges, or try to establish a legal drinking...
...more than 60 percent of its troops said they would refuse to share facilities with gay men. Neither country has had a problem with the policy shift. Military disapproval isnt enough; we need to continue to cast all leftist ideas as impractical and extremist. The Universitys response to the Solomon Amendment perfectly fits this mold...
...what I’ve heard is that the government will revoke funding towards Harvard if we don’t let them on,” Tejada added, referring to the 1996 Solomon Amendment that allows the Secretary of Defense to deny federal funding to institutions of higher learning if they prohibit or prevent the Reserve Officer Training Corps or military recruitment on campus...