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Military Recruiting Bans Seem Doomed
LA Times ^ | 12-07-05 | David G. Savage

Posted on 12/07/2005 8:38:36 AM PST by An Old Man

The Supreme Court justices signaled Tuesday that they would uphold the military's right to recruit on college campuses and at law schools, despite its policy of excluding openly gay people from its ranks.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: homosexualagenda; recruitment; rumsfeldvfair; scotus; solomonamendment
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity

I saw some of them screaming like pigs on the Fox whining heads shows last night. Warms the heart.


21 posted on 12/07/2005 8:55:20 AM PST by MizSterious (Anonymous sources often means "the voices in my head told me.")
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To: Malesherbes
"recruit only at patriotic schools"

Good choice! We have enough problems with some of the graduates of the unpatriotic school systems which are so prevalent today.

Semper Fi

22 posted on 12/07/2005 8:56:39 AM PST by An Old Man (USMC 1956 1960)
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To: An Old Man

Roger that ~ Semper Fi!


23 posted on 12/07/2005 8:57:16 AM PST by blackie (Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
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To: Redcloak

Money talks BS walks. I remembered in the days of Reagan when he tried to get universities involved with research on SDI. Many leftwing professors called it "Star Wars" and threatened to boycott it. Then Reagan changed the federal laws to allow the participants in federally funded research to earn royalties from patents derived from the research. In the past federally funded research allowed the researchers to get recognition from patents but they were not allowed to collect royalties from the patents because the federal government funded it and thus it belonged to the public. Once the change was implemented, the opposition to SDI research disappeared. Many universities were willing to take on federal grants to conduct research for SDI.


24 posted on 12/07/2005 8:57:34 AM PST by Fee (`+Great powers never let minor allies dictate who, where and when they must fight.)
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To: An Old Man
despite its policy of excluding openly gay people from its ranks

The military also excludes people who are overweight, too tall, too short, too thin, have disabilities, have criminal records, have low IQs, etc.

Oddly enough, it seems like they're more interested in upholding US Policy and protecting the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic, than they are in being an employment service. I'm sure that would have changed if John Kerry would have been elected.

25 posted on 12/07/2005 8:58:18 AM PST by mbynack
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To: Congressman Billybob
Or, in simple terms, these arrogant b*stards have no right to take the federal dollars and then thumb their noses at the Congress which provided the money.

And of course we all know that they had no intentions of winning this, they just wanted to make a good showing for the radical faculty and alumni. They will certainly sell their "principles" for a seat at the federal trough.

26 posted on 12/07/2005 8:59:03 AM PST by VeniVidiVici (What? Me worry?)
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To: An Old Man

Are they going to try to ban religions next? After all the churches have anti-gay policies too. I'd like to see them try it.

Let the ignorant speak. That way we know where they are.


27 posted on 12/07/2005 9:00:08 AM PST by rfreedom4u (Native Texan)
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The media and college liberals will scream like stuck pigs over this. I hope they're so ticked-off that they can't even see straight.

The sound of a stuck pig in an awful thing, unless it's coming from a frightened liberal.

28 posted on 12/07/2005 9:03:01 AM PST by Fielding ("Others have died for my freedom, now this is my mark" Cpl. Jeffrey B. Starr")
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To: Cowboy Bob

What principles?


29 posted on 12/07/2005 9:03:23 AM PST by mortal19440
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To: An Old Man
Right now it's the law. I fail to see how the lower court gave permission to the law schools to ban military recruiters in the first place.

The USSC has no choice but to uphold the law passed by Congress.

30 posted on 12/07/2005 9:04:47 AM PST by OldFriend (The Dems enABLEd DANGER and 3,000 Americans died.)
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To: mortal19440

Yeah, I know. That why I used quotation marks.


31 posted on 12/07/2005 9:06:08 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (Liberalism cannot survive in a free and open society.)
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To: OldFriend
The USSC has no choice but to uphold the law passed by Congress.

As long as those laws don't conflict with the Constitution. (but yes, I agree)

32 posted on 12/07/2005 9:07:50 AM PST by Cowboy Bob (Liberalism cannot survive in a free and open society.)
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To: rfreedom4u
"Are they going to try to ban religions next? ... Let the ignorant speak."

Between the MSM and the ACLU, your ear drums must be bursting from the sound of the evil ones trying to do that very thing.

Keep the faith, all will be well in the end.

Semper Fi

33 posted on 12/07/2005 9:09:02 AM PST by An Old Man (USMC 1956 1960)
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To: oxcart
And a waste of money. People don't realize that these frivolous lawsuits aren't free and most likely the taxpayers are picking up the tab, even if it's indirect. If libs feel so strong about something, let them use their own money.
34 posted on 12/07/2005 9:09:03 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: An Old Man

Actually, the right of colleges and universities to bar military recruiters has never been questioned. The case is over whether those institutions are entitled to federal money.

The consequences of a victory by academia would be interesting. Congress has attached many strings to its entitlements. States must adhere to federal transportation and environmental policy in order to keep transportation dollars. They also must adhere to education policies to keep education dollars. If academia wins this case, then all of those other policies are in trouble.


35 posted on 12/07/2005 9:11:01 AM PST by bobjam
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I hope they're so ticked-off that they can't even see straight.

Ahem... they already can't see straight, therein lies their problem.

:^)

36 posted on 12/07/2005 9:15:19 AM PST by the anti-liberal (Hey, Al Qaeda: Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent)
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To: An Old Man

Colleges get millions from the fed each year for research. If military cannot recruit on college campuses, maybe the research dollars can go elsewhere.


37 posted on 12/07/2005 9:21:15 AM PST by SMARTY
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To: An Old Man

It said in the article that even Breyer, who I consider to be a real looney-left dope, said that what colleges need is MORE free speech (i.e., allowing military recruiters along with all other recruiters on campus), not less. Good point: the universities all scream about their "free speech" rights which seem to take the form of denying everyone else's free speech.


38 posted on 12/07/2005 9:23:12 AM PST by hsalaw
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To: armymarinemom
" Code Pink is deeply saddened. " .... GOOD !!!!!!!!
39 posted on 12/07/2005 9:24:23 AM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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To: An Old Man
And his statement is not mincing words....
That would have been a " KODAK MOMENT " seeing the look on the Liberals/MSM/Code Pink faces when he said that.
40 posted on 12/07/2005 9:28:02 AM PST by Prophet in the wilderness (PSALM 53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart , There is no GOD .)
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