Law Students

He Who Laughs Last?

By Pete

So the anti-war nuts in Berkeley have been spending their time (do they have jobs?) protesting a Marine Corps recruiting station. Their city council voted on a resolution to voice their displeasure for the post and said “If recruiters choose to stay, they do so as uninvited and unwelcome intruders.”¹

Typically, when I hear something like this, I roll my eyes and remember that tolerance includes tolerating people like those.

A far more appropriate response, though, is this one:

In Washington, a group of Republican lawmakers have introduced the Semper Fi Act of 2008 — named after the Marine motto — to rescind more than $2 million of funds for Berkeley and transfer it to the Marine Corps.

“Like most Americans, I really get disturbed when taxpayer money goes to institutions which proceed to take votes, make policy or make statements that really denigrate the military,” said Sen. David Vitter, R-Louisiana, a co-sponsor of the bill.

He told CNN he believes the bill will pass. “I think it’s going to have significant support.”

The bill’s co-sponsor, Sen. Jim DeMint, R-South Carolina, said in a written statement, “Berkeley needs to learn that their actions have consequences.”

This is pretty much the most amazing thing I’ve ever heard. While I doubt it will go anywhere, it would certainly send a message: don’t bite the hand that feeds you.

1. As if that’s ever stopped them before.

Full post as published by PeteHoliday.com on February 09, 2008 (boomark / email).