First, the obvious: Vanderbilt University’s “non-discrimination” policy is wrong — to say nothing of absurd, counterproductive and unrealistic.
But it shouldn’t be illegal.
Under the policy, student groups that are provided space on campus must let any interested students join and, if they wish, run for leadership positions. Failure to comply means the organization forfeits its space on campus and its Vanderbilt affiliation.
The ridiculousness of such rules is evident at a glance.
They potentially allow, say, a determined group of Marxist “community organizers” to infiltrate, take over and disband a small free-market-oriented organization of business students. Or they could let strident atheists subvert the goals and the very purpose of a Christian group on campus.