Posted on April 9, 2010.
The marine invasion of Berkeley, California When you think about the proud history of the United States Navy, we think of the courage of its men and women for the last two hundred years. The Marines have fought to protect this country in places such as Tripoli, Belleau Wood, Iwo Jima, Chosin Reservoir in North Korea and the Persian Gulf. Indeed, throughout their history, the Marines have been involved in some of the most important battles in the world.
However, for the Berkeley, Calif., City Council and the anti-war group Code Pink, the opening of a Marine recruiting center in their city, a military invasion of the United States must be stopped at all costs . Therefore, the battle lines were clearly drawn. The years, the proud, the Marines met the pink top, and extreme in the city of Berkeley, California.
The fact is that the United States Marine Corps recently invaded Berkeley with a new recruitment center. Apparently, the anti-war group called Code Pink "and the Berkeley City Council have been completely shocked by this apparent act of nation building by the United States of America in their city.
Following the marine invasion, anti-war group Code Pink cons-attacked and damaged the Marine recruiting center while the Berkeley City Council voted to support the anti-war group in an attempt to throw the intruders' no and unwelcome guests "out. The Berkeley City Council voted 8-1 to encourage Code Pink to disrupt the Marine recruiting office on a weekly basis, giving them a designated parking space in front of the building every Wednesday for six months. The Council has been without a sound permit during those same hours and voted to explore the application of an anti-discrimination in the city, focusing on "the army not ask, do not tell "politics.
Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, said: "I believe in the Code Pink cause. The Marines do not belong here, they should not come here, and they should leave. "Indeed, Berkeley, California, has declared war on the United States of America for its military invasion presumptuous.
In an attempt to open a new front in the war against the Marines, Code Pink said it has started circulating a petition calling for a vote a measure that would make Berkeley more difficult to open and operate military recruiting stations. The measure was inspired anti-pornography laws, organizers said, which states that - like porn shops - new recruiting offices be subject to public hearings before they would be allowed to locate near homes or schools.
Indeed, there have been skirmishes that led to this war between Berkeley, California and America. Last week, the city of Berkeley passed a unanimous resolution to become a sanctuary for medical marijuana patients in the event the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) raids of local institutions, keeping patients of their medicines.
According to the Berkeley College student newspaper, the Daily Californian: "The resolution, which was received with overwhelming support and applause from the audience, opposes attempts by the Drug Enforcement Administration to conduct raids on clinics medical marijuana in Berkeley, and urges the city, county and state departments not to cooperate if a raid occurs. In claiming to be a sanctuary, Berkeley is committed to ensuring that residents have access to medical marijuana dispensaries if the city were closed. "Indeed, ignoring the drug laws of the United States federal government is now encouraged in the city of Berkeley.
However, the city of Berkeley does significant U.S. aid called "dedicated" by the U.S. Congress. Here is a list of 2.1 million dollars of "affect" given at Berkeley in California recently passed the Omnibus Appropriations Bill:
975,000 dollars for the Univ.