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:5:199312 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
