Not Because They’re WRONG to Begin With, Mind You
But because everybody’s YELLING AT THEM!!!
Berkeley Mulls New Vote on Marines
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) – Officials in this liberal city may soften their anti-recruitment stance toward the U.S. Marines in the face of widespread criticism.
The Berkeley City Council drew a deluge of disapproval nationwide in January when it voted to advise the Marines that their downtown recruitment office was not welcome and that they would be considered “uninvited and unwelcome intruders” if they chose to stay.
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February 12, 2008 1:19 pm
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Drop the hammer on Berzerkly and cut off their federal funds already!
It ought to be mentioned – if not for the Marines, these bozoids would live in a country where they wouldn’t be yelled at, but shot at.
Easy enough language, approximately:
Whereas, the City of Berkeley is hereby a deemed an uninvited and unwelcome intruder,
NOW THEREFORE,
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of California:
1) The City of Berkeley, a municipal corporation, is hereby dissolved.
2) The Secretary of State is directed to convene, as soon as practicable, a special election within the former municipal limits of the City of Berkeley, asking substantially the following question:
“Shall the territory of the former City of Berkeley:
a) be reconstituted as a municipality under the laws of the State of California and the Constitution of the United States, furthermore specifically recognizing the lawful supremacy of the government of the United States with respect to those powers specifically enumerated in the Constitution of the United States, including but not specifically limited to the power to raise, maintain and regulate the Armed Forces of the United States, and furthermore specifically recognizing the legal incompetence of any local government to interfere with such lawful powers of the government of the United States, or,
b) forthwith secede, declare independence from, renounce and abjure all allegiance from and to, the State of California and the United States of America, recognizing that such secession shall result immediately in cessation of all financial support of any kind whatever from the aforementioned state and federal governments, shall result in persons in this territory being seized of all the outstanding financial obligations of the former City of Berkeley, shall result in persons in this territory no longer being subjected to the military and civil protection thereof, and shall be deemed also a declaration of war thereon, subjecting the seceding territory and the persons therein to treatment as a belligerent power under the law of war.”
3) The Sheriff of Alameda County shall exercise plenary and unitary authority as if vested with all the legislative, executive and judicial power of the former City of Berkeley, within the municipal limits of the former City of Berkeley until such time as the above special election.
4) The Sheriff of Alameda County and the Adjutant-General of the California Guard are authorized and directed to take all necessary means, consistent with the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California, to ensure that only lawful United States citizen residents of the former City of Berkeley shall vote in in the above special election.
5) Voting in the above special election by a non-citizen shall be deemed an act of seditious espionage subject to summary execution in emergency protection of the territorial integrity of the State of California and the United States of America.
God, I love writing legislation.
::swoon::
It’s poetry, Dave!
Oh, my, Dave! That’s beautiful!!!!
I wish more cities would be brave enough to stand up against the military establishment. Brainpower can go along way but it stops at violence. It is about time to invest in more moral things and rebuild this country.
I’ll second that piece of legislation, Dave!
Hey, what about partition? Give half to Oakland and half to Richmond…
How about building a wall around Berekeley, a la’ Gaza? Just forget the gates and doors.
Oh, and triple the height.
Stand up to the military establishment? Yeah right. I seem to remember that the military works for civilians, we do what they tell us. You can bet if any military type were to buck his civilian leadership those bozos in Berkeley would be screaming bloody murder. They support the troops but just don’t want them recruited in their city. Next earthquake they’ll be asking where are the military to take care of us. I loathe those people.
“How about building a wall around Berekeley, a la’ Gaza? Just forget the gates and doors.
Oh, and triple the height.”
…then fill it with water. 😀
Too right, major dad. Those Berkeley idiots simply don’t have a clue, just like Lou. If the Marines wanted to, those Code Stink cretins would run screaming away from the recruiting station, in need of real police protection. As it is, the Marines, to their credit, are acting calm and professional in the midst of whinging morons.
Gunslinger, an excellent idea! We can build a new reservoir for recreation and water supplies. The city of Berkeley would finally be of real use to the country.
OBAMA 08! IN THE WHITE HOUSE 09! THE DAYS OF STAGNANT OLD WHITE MEN IN STUFFED COLLARS ARE OVER BROTHER!
Er, ok polo, stay on those meds, bud.
Er, ok Bingley, spoken like a true red neck with a texan twang. Sounds typical of those who are pleased and happy with the ‘status quo.’ Eh Bud, or did I hit a ‘soft spot?’ Ohhhhhhh…
Gosh, you sure got me nailed, pardner! I mean, who’d a thunk some feller who drops in like a breeck sheethouse and posts all in them thar HIGH FALUTIN” (oops, I meant ‘ ) CAP LOCKED LETTERS ON SUMPIN’ that ain’t even nearly like related to the original post nor any of the other comments much as I can reckon, well sir, who would have thought that such a keen insightful type like that would also be correctly to ascertain in a style of unspeakable certainty and indeed in a fashion that would put ol’ ‘Enry ‘Iggins ‘eemself to shame that I was indeed a true red neck with a texan twang who is pleased and happy with the ‘status quo’.
Ignoring of course that I am neither red of neck nor texan nor pleased with quo of status.
But, minor quibbles aside, brilliant, dude, really.
Thank You, I too thought it was brilliant. But remember, you were the one who responded to my comment, and did so in such a way, that “something sure ticked you off.” Call it what you will, ‘soft spot,’ ‘ticked’ or whatever, something sure ‘got your goat.’ Perhaps the simplicity of “caps locked?” LOL! But something surely prompted your comments to be confrontive such as the “stay on your meds bud.” If that’s not a derogatory or confrontive comment, then I don’t know what is.
As to what I posted, which I’ll admit may be off the original topic, but in these times of political unreast, certainly justfied as to the current political trends in this country, and certainly in Berkeley, as it is also my right to post whatever comments I wish. After all, that’s what this country is supposed to be all about.
The Texan comments were made because (even though you are not) “most” people who blog on these sites are either ‘hard core Republican’ or ‘hard core Conservative’ and support the Bush Agenda or both, so I was making a ‘pun’ to your response, and it was not meant to be taken personally, unless of course you choose to take it that way……..Your Choice.
Actually, what I’ll “remember” is that I own this site. There’s nothing what so ever in my original comment to indicate or imply that “something sure ticked me off.” You drop in out of nowhere and make a completely irrelevant comment in childish attention-whore-esque “oooh-ooh look at me!” all caps; my comment about being off your meds was clearly the equivalent of a shrug and a “whatever, dude.” Of course it was both mildly derogative and confrontational but obviously more in a “you confuse me with someone who gives a shit” mode. If your delicate temperament is so easily knocked a-tilter then I do fear that life is going to be most trying for you (there, now that was what we Big People call “patronizing”) (Oops! So was that!).
As to what I posted, which I’ll admit may be off the original topic, but in these times of political unrest, certainly justified as to the current political trends in this country, and certainly in Berkeley, as it is also my right to post whatever comments I wish. After all, that’s what this country is supposed to be all about.
Sure, you can post whatever inane comments you wish…as long as I allow it. As this is a private site, funded wholly by me, the First Amendment does not apply here. However, I am a firm believer in allowing folks as much rope as they need to hang themselves so I generally allow just about anything (excepting racist comments and those supporting the Red Sox) but I do reserve the right to arbitrarily edit comments and ban people solely for my own amusement; it’s that old saw about what absolute power does to even the well-intentioned.
But I digress. To return to your stirring oration and defense of your non sequitur, what horrific ‘current trends’ are you referring to so ominously? What dark clouds can be so turbidly broiling on the horizon as to warrant such a bold and heroic stance on your part as a stuck caps key? Are you fearful that the Black Hawk helicopters are even now wending their way towards your apartment to whisk you off to those unspeakable gulags hidden away in the Dakotas where all those brave souls who courageously spoke out against Chimpy McHitlerstein these past 7 years of incomparable darkness and assault on our Freedoms have been taken to? Is our Long National Ennui about to end?
The Texan comments were made because (even though you are not) “most” people who blog on these sites are either ‘hard core Republican’ or ‘hard core Conservative’ and support the Bush Agenda or both, so I was making a ‘pun’ to your response, and it was not meant to be taken personally, unless of course you choose to take it that way……..Your Choice.
No, I think they were made because you thought you were sounding clever. You failed. Oh well, shit happens. For your future attempts at wit might I suggest something bold like, oh, say learning what words actually mean? For example, you have no clue at all what ‘pun’ means. This has a rather deleterious effect on the force of your writing, as you can well imagine.
Ah, now I see, so you own the site, WOW! Excuse ME…….You got alot of power there bub, so I can plainly see in your writing attitude that you are very impressed with yourself. So it’s your choice, go ahead and ban me, cause it’s no sweat off my back! Again, Your Choice! Go for IT!
You know, you are so full of yourslf with your bombastic and pompous attitude, I expected nothing less in your response, that said, I didn’t read your entire response as it started to actually bore me, any wonder?? DUH! It’s called “tit for tat,” and since I don’t play those CHILDISH games, I’ll let you continue playing them….That Said…CARRY ON bingley…You da Man..BMOC???
Do you always tear people apart when they make a grammatical error? I never professed in a million years to be a writer, much less own a blog site.
Seems you have more than just a ‘little time’ on your hands to write such a dissertation, some of us don’t have the time to write such lengthy posts, some of us actually have to work for a living….
Since you revere at putting other’s down who don’t have the same standard of writing styles as yours, it amazes me that ‘something’ I wrote, provoked you into this long and unnecssary dissertation. But, when you own your own site, guess you can just do about anything you want. I think the bottom line goes back to what I originally posted about Barak Obama. Let’s face it, that really pissed you off!! Now wouldn’t Michael Savage be proud of you?! 😛
PS:
AS to your slamming me about what “pun” means, here’s another take from another Internet Dictionary. I’ll capitalize the “Main Emphasis.”
“Puns are a form of WORD PLAY, and seem to occur in all languages (although some people claim that they are easier to construct in some languages than others)”…”Sometimes similar sounding words can cause utter confusion.”
Not that this gives me any more latitude with what I was trying to say, (in your opinion) I felt it noteworthy to post it anyway. Oh I shudder how you’re going to tear me apart on this one. Sheesh man you got me shaking in my boots!
One more thing, then I’ll stop; like I said, I’ll let you do the “tit for tat” honors. You were excellent in putting a spin on everything I said. I wasn’t trying to be cute, a matter of fact, I think you know exactly what my point was in everything I did say. The Truth: You really hated my original post and subsequent ones, even as simple as they were to understand….But hey, it’s very easy to hide behind the words of literary eloquence, that’s what bloggers like yourself know how to do best…..Carry ON!