Anti-military Berkeley leftist loons in action
Posted by: Random-American in All Posts, UncategorizedFollowing up to this report, the Berkeley anti-military loons are stepping up their treasonous idiocy. And, naturally, the San Francisco newspaper reports emphasize the right-wing blogosphere ‘going ballistic,’ not the asshat anti-military traitors. Yeah, if those evil right-wingers would just shut up, then the leftist loons could do as they darn well please, eh? To the left, it’s ‘free speech’ if they want to spew their anti-military crap, physically block access, and try to drive out the recruiters. But, if the right comments on it, they’re ‘going ballistic.’ Ah yes, but the anti-military folks ’support the troops,’ right? Boolshat.
From SFGate:
As the right-wing blogosphere railed and a U.S. senator vowed financial retaliation against the Berkeley City Council for its effort to boot the Marine Corps out of town, three war protesters ratcheted up pressure from the left by chaining themselves Friday to the front door of the downtown Marine recruiting office.
The demonstrators snapped their locks shut at 7 a.m. and spent the next 7 1/2 hours blocking the door, waving and chanting as hundreds of cars driving by honked in support. Finally, at 2:30 p.m., police snipped the chains and arrested them.
Two of the three were cited for blocking a business and released, and the third was booked into jail on an unrelated traffic warrant, police said.
The demonstrators promptly said they will keep protesting outside the recruiting station at 64 Shattuck Square until the Marines leave Berkeley - which is what the City Council advised the service to do in a vote Tuesday night that called the Marines “unwelcome intruders.”
Michelle Malkin has more info and photos of the leftist loons in action. See more photos and info from Zombie.
I wish this would be enforced against them.
TITLE 18 > PART I > CHAPTER 115CHAPTER 115—TREASON, SEDITION, AND SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES
§ 2388. Activities affecting armed forces during war
(a) Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully makes or conveys false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies; or
Whoever, when the United States is at war, willfully causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or willfully obstructs the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, to the injury of the service or the United States, or attempts to do so—
Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both.
(b) If two or more persons conspire to violate subsection (a) of this section and one or more such persons do any act to effect the object of the conspiracy, each of the parties to such conspiracy shall be punished as provided in said subsection (a).
(c) Whoever harbors or conceals any person who he knows, or has reasonable grounds to believe or suspect, has committed, or is about to commit, an offense under this section, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both.
(d) This section shall apply within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States, and on the high seas, as well as within the United States.
Or, since I’m sure someone will say we’re not technically at war…
§ 2387. Activities affecting armed forces generally
(a) Whoever, with intent to interfere with, impair, or influence the loyalty, morale, or discipline of the military or naval forces of the United States:
(1) advises, counsels, urges, or in any manner causes or attempts to cause insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States; or
(2) distributes or attempts to distribute any written or printed matter which advises, counsels, or urges insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty by any member of the military or naval forces of the United States—Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction.
(b) For the purposes of this section, the term “military or naval forces of the United States” includes the Army of the United States, the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, and Coast Guard Reserve of the United States; and, when any merchant vessel is commissioned in the Navy or is in the service of the Army or the Navy, includes the master, officers, and crew of such vessel.
I understand and appreciate the freedom of speech, and I’ll defend anyone’s right to speak, no matter how repulsive. But, to physically block access, vandalize, and attempt to drive out the military is completely wrong. And the Berkeley city council approves it! In my not-so-humble opinion, and that of many others, if Berkeley will not allow military recruiters, then they shouldn’t receive one dime in federal funding. To hell with em.
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April 20th, 2008 at 9:52 pm
[...] Following up again on the traitorous loons in Berkeley who see US Marine recruiters as “unwelcome intruders” and are trying to drive them from their town, here’s a couple of photos that were recently taken of CodePink and other anti-military asshats in action. Ah, but whatever you do, don’t question their patriotism, right? Sorry, but their claims of “we’re against the war, but support the troops” just don’t hold one drop of water. [...]