Posted on 02/09/2008 9:20:15 PM PST by george76
Senators Introduce Semper Fi Act of 2008.
Bill Stops Berkeley Earmarks and Transfers Funds to Marine Corps.
The bill would rescind over $2 million in hidden earmarks for Berkeley, California in the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill, and transfer the funds to the Marine Corps. U.S. Congressman John Campbell (R-California) is introducing a companion bill in the House of Representatives.
Last week, the City Council of Berkeley voted to oust Marine Corps recruiters from their downtown office, saying the Marines were "uninvited and unwelcome intruders." Berkeley officials also voted to give the radical protest group Code Pink space outside the recruitment office and urged them to "impede, passively or actively" the work of Marine Corps recruiters.
One earmark provides $243,000 in taxpayer dollars for the organization Chez Panisse to create gourmet organic school lunches in the Berkeley School District. Chez Panisse is dedicated to "environmental harmony" and their menu features "Comté cheese soufflé with mâche salad," "Meyer lemon éclairs with huckleberry coulis," and "Chicory salad with creamy anchovy vinaigrette and olive toast."
(Excerpt) Read more at kten.com ...
The petition
We, the undersigned condemn the Berkeley City Council’s treasonous attack on US Marine Recruiters stationed in their city. We ask that Congress cut off funds from any and all municipal entity within the confines of the city of Berkeley, California, until such time as the city council withdraws it’s action.
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 last 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 the Marxist 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.
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/cutoffberkeleynow
If you wish to, please share with your friends or e-mail to your address books.
Senator DeMint:
“Berkeley needs to learn that their actions have consequences. Patriotic American taxpayers won’t sit quietly while Berkeley insults our brave Marines and tries to run them out of town.
Berkeley City Council members have shown complete ingratitude to our military and their families, and the city doesn’t deserve a single dime of special pet project handouts.”
Signed it yesterday. Thanks for that ping to it yesterday, btw.
The meanies want to deny the little school children their “Comté cheese soufflé with mâche salad,” “Meyer lemon éclairs with huckleberry coulis,” and “Chicory salad with creamy anchovy vinaigrette and olive toast.”
That’s just down right cruel.
Signed and posted a bulletin on Myspace.
Senator Cornyn:
“The Berkeley City Council insulted our troops and offended people across the country. If the U.S. Marines are not good enough for Berkeley, neither are taxpayer dollars Congress would have sent there this year. That city closed its doors on the same individuals taking bullets on the front lines while fighting for the safety and freedom of families in Berkeley and throughout America.”
No thanks, I'd rather have C-Rats.
God Bless Senator Cornyn! My sister asked what to do in politics since McCain is not our man. I told her to work for conservative congressmen and definitely our beloved Cornyn.
Can I get that to go with chili on it?
Bump!
That Council has bitten off more than it can chew. It’s great that people, especially Senators, are taking notice and not letting the moonbats get away with this unchallenged.
This Tuesday there’s going to be hundreds of veterans in Berkeley for the Council meeting that night, it’s going to be very interesting!
Thanks for the ping.
Cornyn/Barbour 2012
Barbour/Cornyn 2012
Definitely Cornyn. But tell me why you think Barbour? :)
Haley Barbour is very popular in Miss. and has done a superb job. Really shined during the Katrina debacle. I think he is a conservative with plenty of bonafides. By the way I’m from Texas so I know about Cornyn.
NICE touch. Thanks george76. Oh, and ???? Berkeley.
I agree, C-Rats, “Pork in natural juices”, w/ crackers, I loved them, no sh*t. Don’t let them have cake...
This is freakin sweet!!!!!!
Ping!
I doubt Beserkley would take US taxpayer money anyway. Most of it says “In God We Trust” on it.
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