Rep. Myrick to Let City of Berkeley get it right in the Keyster

From Union Co. GOP

(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Representative Sue Myrick (NC-9) announced that she has cosponsored the Military Freedom Act (HR 5462). Congressman Louis Gohmert of Texas introduced this legislation in response to the City of Berkeley, California. They obstructed military recruiters from doing their duty, and labeled them “unwelcome intruders.”

The Military Freedom Act would deny Federal funds for any state, city, county, or other political subdivision of a state that prohibits or restricts the establishment or operation of a military recruiting office. It covers all Federal funds, whether made available by appropriation, grant, award, contract, or any other means to a state or a political subdivision of a state.

“The men and women in the military protect us and our freedoms. They did not deserve the unbelievably poor treatment they received in Berkeley. This legislation will makes towns like Berkeley think twice before they disrespect our military and their recruiters,” said Rep. Myrick.

Berkeley Backs Down--Mayor Tom Bates Apologizes to Marines

The effect of the possible loss of 2.3 million in federal funding for Berkeley city projects after the city council issued a letter stating the U.S. Marine recruiting office on Shattuck Avenue was not welcome and the Marines were "unwelcome intruders" hit the city officials hard in nut lockers and today those bastions of democracy are singing a different tune and it's not Tom Petty's: "I Won't Back Down"

Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, a retired U.S. Army Captain:

"We apologize for any offense to any families of anyone who may serve in Iraq. We want them to come home and be safe at home."

"That letter will probably be pulled back and maybe more moderate language will be put in place which is appropriate I think,"

Berkeley City Councilman Laurie Capitelli:

"Subtly stated in the resolution is perhaps an impugning of the soldiers fighting for us in Iraq and other places," Berkeley City Councilman Laurie Capitelli. "And that was never the intention but that really needs to be cleared up. As I walked to my car that night I realized I regretted it and I had made a mistake."

Facing the loss of 2.3 million has the effect of focusing the mind wonderfully. Don't you think?

Berkeley-To U.S. Marines--SCRAM! "UNWELCOME INTRUDERS "

Code Pink: “If it weren’t for people like the people in Berkeley, standing up for what they believe, we’d be living under Hitler”READ Michelle Malkin •

Photos of the Besieged Marines by Zombie Time here


Berkeley, the city that knows how to fly on left wings only, has issued permits to Code Pink to park at 64 Shattuck Avenue with a bull horn and protest every Wednesday calling our Marines "uninvited and unwelcome intruders".
Berkeley City Council voted on a recommendation from the Peace and Justice Commission to send letters to the CMC the Marine Corps recruiting office is no longer welcome in their inside the city limits. I bet anything that Orcs are right now dying from laughing their guts out. The meter is running on just how much this stage craft is going to cost the taxpayers of Berkeley--especially the University. To date:

FOX NEWS DeMint said he will draft legislation to rescind any earmarks dedicated for the City of Berkeley in the recently passed appropriations bill — which his office tallied to value about $2.1 million. He said that any money taken back would be transferred to the Marines.(Jack Burton says: yeadbuddy!! now thats what I'm talking about! Bring it on!)

DeMint's office provided a preliminary list of items that would be subject to his proposal:

— $975,000 for the University of California at Berkeley, for the Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, which may include establishing an endowment, and for cataloguing the papers of Congressman Robert Matsui.

— $750,000 for the Berkeley/Albana ferry service.

— $243,000 for the Chez Panisse Foundation, for a school lunch initiative to integrate lessons about wellness, sustainability and nutrition into the academic curriculum.

— $94,000 for a Berkeley public safety interoperability program.

— $87,000 for the Berkeley Unified School District, nutrition education program.

From: Peace and Justice Commission

Recommendation:

1. Direct the City Attorney to investigate and report back to Council within 60 days on City options for enforcing Chapter 13.28 of the Berkeley Municipal Code, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, with respect to military recruiting offices in Berkeley;

2. Direct the City Manager to send letters to the Marine Corps Recruiting Station at 64 Shattuck Avenue and to General James T. Conway, Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, advising them that the Marine recruiting office is not welcome in our city, and if recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders;

3. Encourage all people to avoid cooperation with the Marine Corps recruiting station, and applaud residents and organizations such as Code Pink, that may volunteer to impede, passively or actively, by nonviolent means, the work of any military recruiting office located in the City of Berkeley.

VIA-SFGATE

To contact members of the Berkeley City Council:

www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil

(510) 981-6900

To contact Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., who wants to pull federal funding from Berkeley:

demint.senate.gov/public

(202) 224-6121

To contact Code Pink:

www.codepink4peace.org/article.php?list=type&type=3

(415) 575-5555

To contact the Marine Corps headquarters in Virginia:

www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/homepage?readform