December 9, 2003 Liberal Academics Get What They Ask For by David E. BernsteinDavid E. Bernstein is professor of law at George Mason University and author of the new book, "You Can't Say That! The Growing Threat to Civil Liberties from Antidiscrimination Laws" (Cato Institute, 2003).Liberals are up in arms over the Solomon Amendment because it prohibits universities that receive federal funding from discriminating against military recruiters who must follow the anti-gay "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Liberals don't like that policy, don't want it, and argue that the Solomon Amendment interferes with their right to set university rules that...