I just spoke with Syncro, there on site.
The Police have apparently put barricades up along the center of the street, with the Code Pink contingent across the street and up to the barriers, with Berkeley PD standing about 3 feet apart and batons out and face shields on the City Hall side of the street between the two groups.
A lot of noise but I think he said the police have their BACKS to the Code Pink facing the Americans. How odd... typically Law Enforcement knows that Americans are safe to be around. Odd.
He said one policeman had said, “We’re not allowed to separate people” when Code Pinkers had crossed the line but they seem quite firm in making sure the Pro-USA side doesn’t cross any lines.
While speaking with me, someone came along and was making everyone move further away from City Hall.
And it seemed clear to Syncro that the City Council/Mayor wanted to fight a battle of attrition, pushing the key item on the agenda WAY down the list, to help shrink the size of the protest group and tire the rest down. Standard parliamentary procedure when you have the gavel and an issue you don’t want discussed.
// END of Syncro interviewette...
WARNING: MINI-RANT —
THE QUESTION IS whether that gavel is in the hand of someone who has standing as a sworn city official on American soil. Here are my two acid tests:
1.
I (insert name) hereby declare on oath that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by law; that I will perform non-combatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by law; and that I will take this obligation freely and without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. So help me God.
2.
Recite the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Tell ‘em we’re watching! And loving our patriot brothers and sisters! We love ‘em!!! And we’re there in spirit!
Thanks for the update.
Please keep us informed.
We appreciate your efforts and everyone’s support.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
Well, it IS California, after all. Better cover all bases:
Yo (nombre) declara bajo juramento que estoy absolutamente y completamente renunciar y renunciar a ejercer todos los lealtad a cualquier prÃncipe extranjero, potentate, estado o soberanÃa de los cuales o que he sido hasta ahora un tema o ciudadano; que voy a apoyar y defender los Constitución y las leyes de los Estados Unidos de América contra todos los enemigos, extranjeros y nacionales, que se hará cargo de la verdadera fe y la obediencia a la misma; que voy a tomar las armas en nombre de los Estados Unidos cuando sea requerido por la ley, que no voy a realizar - Combatiente de servicio en las fuerzas armadas de los Estados Unidos cuando sea requerido por la ley, lo que voy a realizar un trabajo de importancia nacional bajo dirección civil cuando lo requiere la ley, y que voy a tomar esta obligación libremente y sin reserva mental ni propósito de la evasión. Asà me ayude Dios.
我（插入姓名）特此聲明，宣誓，我絕對和完全放棄，並放棄所有效忠任何外國王子， potentate ，國家或主權的人，或者是我在此之前一直是主體或公民，我將支持並保衛憲法和法律的美利堅合眾國反對一切敵人的時候，國外和國內，這我會緊真正的信仰和效忠，同時，這我會緊武器就代表美國的時候，法律規定，即，我將不戰鬥服務，在軍隊，美國需要時，由依法，我將工作中的重要性，國家根據民用方向的時候，法律要求，並認為我會採取此一義務，在自由和不受任何心理保留或目的的逃稅行為。所以幫我神。