Like I said Larry, they don't have to take the money if they want to stand on their principles.
Here's a list of the colleges that chosen to stand on principle and have refused the federal money: . Kevin -----Original Message----- From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:20 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: military recruiting on college campuses 150 years ago Congress pass laws allowing private citizens to hunt runaway slaves. Besides the people who want to go into the military will go into it regardless. larry On 3/8/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For two reasons. > > Because Congress passed a laaw that said they could. > Because they ARE the US military, and we, as a country, need them to > find the best people they can get (that fit within THEIR rules). > > > On 3/8/06, Larry C. Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here's what I disagree with. Universities state openly that they want > > corporate recruiters and their companies to sign a non-discriminatory > > statement, specifying that they do not discriminate on the basis of > > race, religion, gender or sexual orientation etc. Evey recruiter on > > campus is required to follow that policy. Why should the military be > > treated differently? > > > > larry > > > > On 3/8/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hat wrote: > > > > It's the power of the purse... if the schools don't want recruiters on > > > > their camuses then don't take the money...... riiiiight. > > > > > > > > > > Weeellll, but let's think about this for a second. Where does the > > > federal government get *its* money from? Taxes. And where do most of > > > the taxes come from? College graduates. > > > > > > The military may protect the country, but college graduates pay for > > > their guns and ammo. The top 10% of earners (of which almost all are > > > college graduates or attended college) control about 70% of the > > > nation's wealth. The bottom 50% of American earners, by contrast, > > > control just 2% of the wealth. > > > > > > So, extending your point, the top 10% of earners should decide whether > > > or not colleges have to have recruiters? I dunno ... > > > > > > From my perspective, the recruiters shouldn't be banned because that's > > > as good of a career path as any other. If the colleges are being true > > > to education, they should let the military compete in the free market > > > of ideas that their college should be advocating. > > > > > > In the same way, a college should not be able to ban Lockheed or > > > Raytheon from recruiting just because they make weapons systems. > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:199316 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
