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To: LindyBill who wrote (4628)	8/10/2003 1:53:48 AM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793800

"It's essentially blackmail," said a stunned Harvard Law professor, Heather Gerken. But law schools such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Georgetown have quietly complied. "How dare they set any sort of conditions on the trainloads of federal subsidies to MY private university! Outrageous!" Hilarious. Derek

To: LindyBill who wrote (4628)	8/10/2003 6:34:25 AM
From: unclewest	Read Replies (6) \| Respond to of 793800

Law professors were apoplectic. There were frantic meetings, rallies and threats of lawsuits. Protesters disrupted Air Force interviews with students. "It's essentially blackmail," said a stunned Harvard Law professor, Heather Gerken. But law schools such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford and Georgetown have quietly complied. What worked for the law schools will work for liberal arts colleges. They should be presented with the choice of lifting the ban on ROTC or losing government support. Lets make those professors' sons eligible for the draft and they will be leading the programs encouraging voluntary military service. unclewest