more idiocy out of kalifornia

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 Berkeley to Marine Corps: You're Not Welcome 

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BERKELEY, Calif. — Local officials in this liberal city say it's time for the U.S. Marines to move out.

The City Council has voted to tell the Marines their downtown
recruiting station is not welcome and "if recruiters choose to stay,
they do so as uninvited and unwelcome guests."

The measure passed this week by a vote of 8-1.

The council also voted to explore enforcing a city anti-discrimination
law, focusing on the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

In a separate item, the council voted, also 8-1, to give protest group
Code Pink a parking space in front of the recruiting office once a week
for six months and a free sound permit for protesting once a week.

Marine Capt. Richard Lund of the recruiting office declined comment on the council action.

The recruiting office opened in Berkeley about a year ago, operating
quietly until about four months ago when Code Pink began regular
sidewalk protests.

"I believe in the Code Pink cause. The Marines don't belong here, they
shouldn't have come here, and they should leave," said Berkeley Mayor
Tom Bates.

Code Pink is circulating petitions to get a measure on the ballot in
November making it more difficult to open military recruiting offices
in Berkeley if they are near homes, parks, schools, churches, libraries
or health clinics.

Some employees and business owners aren't happy with the weekly protests.

"My husband's business is right upstairs, and this (protesting) is
bordering on harassment," Dori Schmidt told the council. "I hope this
stops."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327347,00.html

Dont know much about this town, but whats the deal with them and this
code pink group, I've never heard of them. I caught a little bit on fox
this morning of an interview with the mayor. She sounded a weird to me!

Bunch of flaming idiots...

Edited by WGP guy2 - 04 February 2008 at 7:25pm