Posted on 09/20/2006 7:48:09 AM PDT by SmithL
The Berkeley City Council kicked off its 2006-2007 term Tuesday night by doing something it hadn't done for 364 days -- reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
But the council members gave it a Berkeley spin, changing the ending to "with liberty and justice for all -- some day." . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at contracostatimes.com ...
Read further about their efforts to infringe on property rights before a ban on eminent domain goes into effect.
When Mike Dukakis was in charge of the Brookline (Massachusetts) Town Meeting he forbade the recitation of the Pledge,which had,up until them,been a long standing tradition.
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