Posted on 04/13/2006 2:47:47 PM PDT by george76
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld should withhold federal funds from a California college given the failure of the college to ensure the safe presence of military recruiters on campus, the Secretary was advised by a public interest law firm in a letter released today.
According to news reports, military recruiters were forced to flee yesterday from a University of California Santa Cruz job fair because of a raucous mob.
Mountain States Legal Foundation advised Rumsfeld that the college’s actions violate the Solomon Amendment, which requires that colleges permit military recruiters on campus or lose all federal funds.
UC Santa Cruz received $80 million in federal funds during 2005.
A unanimous Supreme Court ruled the Solomon Amendment constitutional early last month.
“It is outrageous that members of the Armed Forces, who are asked to serve in harm’s way in Afghanistan and Iraq, are driven from a campus by a mob in America,” said William Perry Pendley, president and chief legal officer of Mountain States Legal Foundation.
“Unless Secretary Rumsfeld responds to this craven violation of federal law, radicals on other campuses will be emboldened, will endanger the lives of men and women in uniform, and will deny students the right to learn how they may serve their country.”
(Excerpt) Read more at mountainstateslegal.org ...
"Second, the college allowed the recruiters on campus as required by the Solomon Amendment"
Maybe so, but in any case I sense that the Bush administration won't enforce the law on the issue, just as it hasn't enforced the law regarding immigration. (Nor did Clinton during 8 years.) So we have both major political parties unwilling to enforce the law on these issues, and many more, after they win elections.
The President of the University should be served with formal papers.
No money.
Then let the University start begging.
That will get the old media's attention.
Thanks for the link.
The law is clear.
I have a problem if Rumsfeld doesn't hammer them. And hard as sh$*. Sick of this college crap and the weak politicians we have.
That might create a few awkward situations since Berkeley is in charge of Los Alamos National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and several other highly classified government operations. The government is already in bed with the universites and has been for 50 years. Holding them accountable for defying the law is as difficult as enforcing security regulations.
Your point?
I have no problem if Rumfeld does this. I hope he does.
I don't either, but hearing the recruiters talking about the school, they said that the school has ALWAYS been courteous and kind to them and let them have what they needed to succeed. This problem was with some of the stupid students who could not keep control of themselves. I would hate to keep money from the school that has been decent just cause of a group of students. I think we should hold the presses on this until we find out what the school with do to these kids first.
Perhaps they do not give a damned about federal funds with all kinds of strings attached, cut them off and be done with it.
"Your point?"
The military was prevented from recruiting at USCD.
You, presumably, are trying to make a distinction between the prevention being a direct result of the administration and/or faculty vs. their student proxies. It's a moot point, since the university adminstration has legal control of the campus, and knew that the protest would take place, then they made no effort to prevent the protesters from blocking the recruiting.
The UCSD administration did it this way, because they thought they could get away with it. If the DOD calls their bluff (to the tune of $80M), all universities will get the message and this crap will stop.
Most of our universities have become anti-America and anti-defence.......shut them down with no more financial support !!!!!
First step, hit them with an $80M bill. (The UC system can absorb the cost, but will definitely notice it.)
Second step, the University of California should sue the protesters (collectively) for the $80M. That will really get the message across.
First step, hit them with an $80M bill. (The UC system can absorb the cost, but will definitely notice it.)
Second step, the University of California should sue the protesters (collectively) for the $80M. That will really get the message across.
Your right. that second step is outstanding!!!! Now I hope they do it.
You won't soon see any retaliations from either side.
UC needs the cash and the DOD needs the weapons.
It's detente by mutual destruction.
Correct. I thought your post was a negative.
"Difficult" does not mean it can't be done. I don't feel comfortable with most universities having anything do to with "highly classified" matters, given their reluctance to support our troops, the President, and the United States.
Laws don't seem to matter much in this country anymore. The leftists ignore them and the government only enforces them against conservative WASPs.
Clarity bump.
Right on, Brother. Also if it is free speech thing to let illegal invaders proposition in front of Home Depot, shouldn't hookers have the same right? How long do you thing the church would allow that to go on?
"I don't think it would work. They are provacateurs and would try to use such a step as a way of ginning up public support."
Well then, let then raise their own money while ginning up public support. No one is saying they can not restrict recruiters. They can. They just have to find another way to pay for it other than Federal tax dollars.
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