Posted on 11/06/2004 9:55:31 AM PST by Grundon
Rep Cox has shown incredible forsight and leadership strength. He was, and continues to be, the sole public figure warning the US against the motives of Mainland China. As the number of apologists for China increase, Rep Cox's voice becomes even more essential. That alone should qualify him for a position on the cabinet.
But Rep Cox also has been a tireless supporter of military strength even years before 9/11. Read his bio here: http://cox.house.gov/html/bio.cfm.
I am pushing for Republicans to contact the White House and request the Rep Cox be part of the new administration.
President Bush Signs Cox-Authored Law to End Anti-Military Discrimination on Campus
WASHINGTON (Friday, October 29, 2004) — Today, President George W. Bush signed a new law that prohibits colleges and universities that discriminate against students enrolled in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) from receiving research grants or other funding from the U.S. Department Homeland Security. The legislation, authored by the Chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep. Christopher Cox (R-CA), was included as part of the FY05 Defense Authorization Act.
“This new law makes it clear that if you discriminate against the U.S. Armed Services, you should not try to cash in on U.S. taxpayer funds for national defense, intelligence, and homeland security,” Chairman Cox explained. “These reforms will help protect students’ freedom of choice, and protect our Armed Services from on-campus discrimination.”
In today’s military, successful recruitment of exceptional officers depends on the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, which now accounts for 70% of the U.S. Army's newly commissioned officers. Through ROTC, students receive generous scholarship assistance in return for agreeing to serve their country following graduation. Many of the nation’s universities are happily cashing ROTC scholarship checks, but refusing to permit ROTC activities on campus.
“As Chairman of the Select Committee on Homeland Security,” Chairman Cox stated, “I’ve been deeply gratified and humbled as I’ve seen how many of America’s best and brightest young adults are willing to enlist in the fight against global terrorism. The ROTC program helps these brave young Americans to choose the U.S. armed services as a career path following graduation.”
“Yet, even after the 9/11 attacks on America, a number of our nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities--including my own alma mater, Harvard University--are continuing their Vietnam-era bans on ROTC. Many of these same schools deny students the opportunity to interview on-campus with military recruiters. These policies have a clear effect: to make it harder for their students to choose a career in the military.”
Rep. Cox’s new law, signed today by President Bush, makes two major reforms:
First, it stops the current abusive practice under which schools ban ROTC and military recruiting, but then turn around and cash enormous checks from the Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies fighting the war on terror. The new law says that these funds cannot go to schools that discriminate against ROTC or military recruiters.
Second, it ensures that schools accepting national security, intelligence, and homeland security funding provide access to military recruiters that is “equal in quality and scope” to the access provided to other campus recruiters. At some schools, recruiters for the U.S. military have been prevented from putting literature in career services offices, or conducting interviews in career services offices—even though these same privileges are afforded to other campus recruiters. The new law will end this “separate and unequal” treatment for military recruiters.
“It is time for universities that so cheerfully accept major funding from our national security, intelligence, and homeland security agencies to support and encourage—not undermine—the national call to service that 9/11 has brought about,” Chairman Cox stated. “That is the message of this new law, and I will work to see that it is enforced.”
You won't get any help from me. Others are more deserving. Besides, he didn't support my #1 cause, the FMA.
Cox is potential presidential timber. Keep an eye on him.
When it comes to fighting illegal immigration, Cox is a mushmouth do-nothing, like Asa Hutchison.
Otherwise Cox is great.
why would you take an effective voice AND vote out of Congress? Is it not better to look for someone like Mr. Cox and give that person those responsibilities?
I think Chris would be great in Homeland Security.
Rep Cox is not the Speaker of the House. What would be wrong with having him in Homeland Security or State Dept?
I think someone as unique as Christopher Cox deserves a more prominent place in this administration. If we are going to truly have a Reagan Revival, we need Rep Cox at the top.
As the chair of the HS committee he has the power of the purse and regulations, which are enforced by the administrator. Chairmen are 100 times more powerful than secretaries or department heads. They write the rules. - Just my opinion.
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