Monday, March 6, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that universities that get federal funds must allow military recruiters on campus, even if their law schools oppose the Pentagon's policy prohibiting openly gays and lesbians from serving.
The high court upheld as constitutional a federal law dating back to 1994 that allows the government to withhold money from universities that deny military recruiters the same access to campuses given to other employers.
There is an easy way out -- take no federal funds. Standing on principle with no consequences is of course always preferable, especially to those in the ivory tower. Too bad it doesn't always work out that way.
