Democrats Banned

During the various Congressional hearings about politicization of the Gonzales Justice Department, we often heard about Liberty University, which was founded by the late Jerry Falwell. It was Liberty Law School graduates who had a paved pathway to jobs in the DoJ that Harvard and Yale Law grads couldn't even get interviews for.

Now Liberty is in the news again. A group of students tried to form a College Democrats Club, but university officials have banned any such club. The official explanation from the Vice President for Student Affairs: The Democratic Party violates the university's principles because it supports abortion, socialism and the agenda of gay, bisexual and transgender people.

At least they are upfront and candid.

But does wanting such a club suggest what we're seeing elsewhere? That young people are increasingly turned off by the Republicans' narrow stance on social issues. It will be interesting to follow the enrollment figures for Liberty in the coming years.

Ralph