Posted on 02/01/2008 8:26:36 AM PST by TenthAmendmentChampion
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., says the City of Berkeley, Calif., no longer deserves federal money.
DeMint was angered after learning that the Berkeley City Council voted this week to tell the U.S. Marine Corps to remove its recruiting station from the city's downtown.
"This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families," DeMint said in a prepared statement. "The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money."
"If the city can’t show respect for the Marines that have fought, bled and died for their freedom, Berkeley should not be receiving special taxpayer-funded handouts," he added.
In the meantime, a senior Marine official tells FOX News that the Marine office in Berkeley isn't going anywhere.
"We understand things are different there, but some people just don't get it. This is a part of the military machine that gives them the right to do what they do, but what they are doing is extreme," the official said.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Writing the city council is OK, but will really bring Berkeley to its knees is an economic boycott. Conservatives just need to say no. No to shopping, no to dinning, no to anything in Berkeley. BOYCOTT BERKELEY
http://www.downtownberkeley.org/
I’ve refused to spend a dime in Berkeley after they tolerated 9/11.
Also: There is a choke point on the east side of Berkeley off Ashby/Tunnel road (hwy 13)where 20 protesters can bottle up traffic. If KSFO Melanie Morgan and the VFW/American Legion and College Republicans and Freepers all join together...We can shut down part of the city.
Excellent!
There are conservative Patriotic Americans in the area.
The Marines know what they are doing.
This thread needs bumping
So here is a BUMP!
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