"Air America" in the Classroom

Yale Law professors recently filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case of Rumsfeld v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights - the case involving the possible banishment of military recruiters from certain federally-funded college campuses.

The brief stated that the faculty at the university fully supported our uniformed men and women, but had ethical issues with the descriminatory practices of the armed forces (in regards to openly homosexual individuals). They suggested that if equal access was granted to recruiters, then the university might have to stand on principle and take a financial hit to avoid succumbing to "government coercion".

The Supreme Court unanimously sided with the D.O.D., citing the Constitutional right of the Congress to "provide for the common defence", "to raise and support armies", and "to provide and maintain a navy."

Now, the university is forced to make good on the promises in its brief. Yale's principles dictate that it should sacrifice federal funds to ban military recruiters on their campus.

However, their principles do not dictate that they exclude former Taliban officials from enrolling (http://www.opinionjournal.com/best/?id=110008053).

Yale will forego funds to ban U.S. military recruiters from their campus, but has no problem educating a former member of the Taliban. This is one small example of the "principles" that are valued in the liberal wasteland that is academia.