Going for the Three-Point Shot

If you remember the blow-up of attention on the University of Washington over a particularly disrespectful pair of members of the UW Student Senate to the proposal of a memorial for UW Alum Gregory “Pappy” Boyington and the subsequent apology.

Well, now the Student Senator who proposed the Boyington Memorial is going for a three pointer with a new proposal,

A Resolution in Support of the Right of Military Recruiters to be Present on Campus

WHEREAS the military provides meaningful career opportunities for many students; and,

WHEREAS the military is also the defender of our freedoms and way of life; and,

WHEREAS at the Seattle Central Community College campus military recruiters were attacked by protesters last year; and,

WHEREAS we want to make sure this kind of intolerance does not happen on our campus, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON:

THAT we support military recruiters’ right to be on our campus, and

THAT we support ROTC’s continued right to be present on campus, and

THAT we further support and respect the fine men and women who serve our country.

This is being proposed in Seattle, where just last year, recuiters were attacked and had their property ransacked at Seattle Central Community College.

I’m not so sure that even those Student Senators with their tails between their legs will support this, but the guy who proposed this has some guts.