Scanning the Daily Kos tonight, I came across two things that deserve broader attention.
First, it seems that the Supreme Court got it right in their decision today siding with the government and against universities who tried to argue that it's unconstitutional (1st Amendment) for the federal government to require schools that receive federal funding to allow military recruiters access to campus facilities and programs like any other recruiter. It turns out the case law precedent is Grove City College vs. Bell, wherein a college tried to argue that the exact same sort of requirement for Title IX equivalent sports programs for women violated the school's First Amendment rights. If we kick out the military recruiters, we kick out Title IX. But the basic logic underlying both decisions is that the school isn't required to accept the federal funds, and the school isn't required to say anything.
Second, the Congressional Republicans have a new tactic for getting drilling in the Alaskan National Wildlife Preserve passed. They have put it into a budget bill, with a line-item for leasing parts of ANWR. Why does this matter? Because budget bills can't be filibustered anymore. Read the Reuters report.
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