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February 01, 2008
CALL THE ACLU!
I think this falls into Glenn Reynolds' "THEY TOLD ME THAT IF GEORGE W. BUSH WERE REELECTED" category. (I'm not Glenn Reynolds, but I'm going to do an experiment in channeling...) Ahem. THEY TOLD ME THAT IF GEORGE W. BUSH WERE REELECTED, public access to places offering unpopular minority views would be restricted, and government stooges would use zoning restrictions to crack down on free speech and crush dissent. And they were right! Berkeley peace activists are gearing up to circulate a petition to place a measure on the November ballot restricting where public and private military recruiters can locate within the city.You mean it's legal? To actually recruit people into lifestyles that a community disapproves of? Something has to be done! And it's Code Pink to the rescue! Led by Code Pink, individuals and various groups--including the World Can't Wait, Grandmothers for Peace, Iraq Veterans Against the War, Veterans for Peace, the Middle East Children's Alliance and more--have been demonstrating for about four months on most weekdays outside the recruiting center at 64 Shattuck Square.Not to be picky, but I think maybe Zanne Joi meant "reeducate." I'm sure the ACLU can't wait to defend the rights of the embattled Berkeley minority. MORE: For more on anti-military bigotry in Berkeley, see my previous post. UPDATE (02/03/08): Via Glenn Reynolds, an excellent analysis of Berkeley's anti-military bigotry from a libertarian perspective: the Berkeley City Council is both disregarding and actively abridging the fundamental rights of its citizen and imposing negative impacts on innocent citizens all in pursuit of a political objective. Fantastic.So much for the San Francisco Chronicle's contention that the opposition consists of "conservative blogs." Since when do you have to be a conservative to defend free speech and oppose tyranny? posted by Eric on 02.01.08 at 07:32 PM
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This is unrelated, but I couldn't figure out how to post a totally new message. I'm just curious if anyone else has heard the rumor that McCain may have Alzheimer's? I've heard it several times recently, and it is troubling to me as a McCain supporter. I'm not sure if it's true, but I don't want my President to be unable to think clearly or remember his responsibilities. Jeff Davies · February 2, 2008 12:04 PM Post a comment
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It is understandable why Berkeley politicos want to regulate armed forces recruiting centers just like pornography shops. There are no pornography shops in Berkeley. And I don't think it is quite fair to equate armed forces recruiting centers with pornography shops because both are "adult oriented businesses", as the sponsors of this legislation say. Yes, it is true that the U.S. armed forces doesn't accept minors, but that isn't what most people (outside Berkeley) mean by "adult oriented businesses."