Do you think these socialist universities will give up Federal money on Principle? Neither do I.

Good to see SCOTUS still holds to the same principle that I hold dear: If ye take Federal Money, then ye accept the federal strings that come with it.

Something that my former state of residence (South Dakota) has learned the hard way over the years. Also, something that Louisiana is learning the very hard way right now.

Unanimous no less. Impressed.

Conservatives have long understod that filtering money through the government entails not only overhead expenses but also loss of freedom. Buckley made this point in Up From Liberalism.

Nowhere is this more obvious than in the realm of education, wherein the public school system attempts to exercise a stranglehold on civil society with money taken from civil society.

So now the mechanisms the Left had relied on for all these years are coming back to bite them in the a**. Chickens coming home to roost never made me sad; they only made me glad.

Brad: I prefer a slightly different formulation: He who pays the piper, calls the tune.

And they said it couldn't be done!

The unanimity of the vote (with Alito NOT participating) will make any spin along the lines of "this is a right wing coup" look foolish. Even Ruth Bader Ginsburg is on board.

If the TX re-districting decision is unanimous (in favor of the state), leftists will start to think that Justice Roberts is controlling the 'liberal' wing's collective brain. Of course, Justice Ginsburg slept through about 15-20 minutes of the hearing last week.

You all seem to have missed the larger point here, which was picked up by Best of the Web.

The USSC did not address the issue of whether Congress can require this of universities if they receive federal funds. The USSC said that Congress could require this as a first principle, regardless of whether federal funds were involved, therefore the funding issue was moot. That is an incredibly strong decision.

I would not say, “that Justice Roberts is controlling the 'liberal' wing's collective brain” but during his confirmation, much was made of his ‘winsome’ personality. An effective leader has the ability to influence others in such a way as to win their understanding, cooperation, participation, and ultimately their allegiance. Justice Roberts will lead the court to many unanimous or near unanimous decisions.

Jim, are you joking or did she really? We're trying to dump a local judge for sleeping on the bench here in NH. They have TV footage of her napping during a hearing.

Genecis:

It was listed on several 'righty' blogs (can't remember which offhand), and I even saw a FOX News screenshot with a sketch of her head on her desk, with Alito on one side and Souter on the other. According to what I read, neither man nudged her.

You can see the sketch (my vote for the funniest courtroom sketch ever) here.