UPDATED: Bryan has all the details. I can’t say that I am surprised that the cops didn’t respond..these are the cops we are talking about:
Please see Michelle’s for various links regarding Move America Forward protest. The SFChron says it’s “expected to be its largest and most raucous protest in years as hundreds of demonstrators from near and far pour into town for Tuesday night’s City Council showdown over a Marine Corps recruiting station downtown.”
Michelle:
As you’ll recall, Sen. Jim DeMint moved to deny Berkeley millions of dollars worth of earmarks to the troop-bashing city. This would have put Democrats on record: For the moonbats or for the troops?
Well, Harry Reid managed to stymie movement on DeMint’s measure. He used a rare maneuver to delay the vote until later today–giving the council a chance to backtrack and giving cover to the Dems. A Senate staffer told me: “It’s truly incredible that they went to such great lengths to avoid having to deal with this.”
Par for the course for the Move On-bought-and-owned Dems.
Senate Democrats left two days of legislative business officially open last week, hobbling GOP efforts to bring up a bill punishing a liberal California city for scolding Marine Corps recruiters.
Republicans said Democrats clearly wanted to avoid being forced to choose between the Marine Corps or Berkeley, Calif., known for its liberalism and fervent anti-war positions.
Instead of adjourning at the end of a day as usual, the Senate “recessed” twice, a move that, under Senate rules, slows the process of adding new bills to the calendar. Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) did not adjourn until last Friday, effectively pushing back floor consideration on the GOP bill until Tuesday ” the same day that the city council is likely to tone down its call for Marine Corps recruiters to leave town.
“The only reason to recess is to block something, and the thing that got blocked by Reid’s stall tactic was the Semper Fi Act,” said spokesman Wesley Denton, referring to the bill introduced by his boss, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).
“Democrats have chosen not to defend the Marine Corps, but to pander to anti-war protesters and Berkeley officials that are actively trying to impede military recruitment.”
Harry used a highly unusual move here
The process of recessing is very unusual in the 110th Congress. The only times the Senate went into recess were on Sept. 12 and before and after a number of quick “pro forma” sessions held late last year and in early January, in a tactic to keep President Bush from making recess appointments.
When the Senate adjourns, a legislative day officially comes to an end. To bypass committee consideration of a bill, a senator can request that a bill be placed on the Senate calendar two legislative days after it is introduced.
Once a measure is on the calendar, a senator can request the Senate to approve a bill by unanimous consent, or force at least one member to object to its passage.
But on Feb. 6 and Feb. 7, Reid and Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) closed the chamber’s doors by recessing until the next day, a move that, unlike adjourning, does not change the legislative day.
That tactic effectively delayed an effort by DeMint and five other conservatives to bring forward a bill, introduced on Feb. 6, that would strip Berkeley of $2 million worth of earmarks inserted into the $516 billion omnibus spending bill Bush signed into law at the end of 2007. According to three GOP aides, DeMint signaled on Feb. 6 that he would request that the bill be placed on the legislative calendar before the decision was made to recess, rather than adjourn, for the night.
“Berkeley needs to learn that their actions have consequences,” DeMint said.
Michelle reports that “Sens. Boxer and Feinstein and Rep. Barbara Lee are the sponsors of the earmarks targeted by DeMint. Where do they stand on the Berkeley controversy? For the Marines or for the troop-bashers.
They are standing in defense of:their earmarks.”
Trackposted to Outside the Beltway, and A Newt One, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe.
Nws Update: This morning in Berzerkeley there was a demonstration by pro-America, pro-Troops people led by KSFO radio Host Melanie Morgan and the organization Move America Forward. This was a legal protest, done under a permit issued by the City.
I listened live to her broadcast as she reported Code Pinkers, Communists, assorted filth, human debris, and other enemies of America attacking them. This wasn’t just with bullhorns and words; the anti-America, hate-America, hate-the-troops Vermin were physically assaulting them. The Berkeley Police were standing there and wouldn’t do a damn thing.
Thi is the face of the anti-war, hate-America Left. And it is ugly indeed. They not only don’t want oppoosing voices to be heard, they will use intimidation and violence to suppress them.
The vermin should be packed up and shipped out.
Too bad the msm doesn’t capture more of the hate. I think more people would be less inclined to support liberals.
Liberals simply have NO TOLERANCE for anyone’s views but their own. Do you honestly think it’s right to take away the option of the military just because you don’t like war.
I saw one of the leaders of code pink on O’Reilly last week. She actually said she “liked the troops” but wanted them here, on “U.S. soil to defend us.” Now I don’t know about the rest of you but I am damn glad we’re fighting those bastards over there.
The best way we can show how disgusted we are with BERKELEY is to BOYCOTT BERKELY hurt them where is will cuase them the most pain right in their bank accounts>:p
These anti-Americanist cretins have no idea how good a job they are doing for the RIGHT side!
Keep it up Code Pinky Dees!!
Hadn’t thought of it that way, but potentially, the more the roaches come out into the limelight the more Middle America will see what vermin they are.
That is, of course, if the MSM filter allows it…