Berkley, California Throws Out Marines, DeMint to Revoke City’s Fed. Funding

-By Warner Todd Huston

Fox News gives us some details of Senator Jim DeMint’s (R, S.C.) efforts to revoke Federal funding that flows into the town of Berkley, California over their recent decision to throw out military recruiters from within the confines of the city.

U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., says the City of Berkeley, Calif., no longer deserves federal money.

DeMint was angered after learning that the Berkeley City Council voted this week to tell the U.S. Marine Corps to remove its recruiting station from the city’s downtown.

“This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families,” DeMint said in a prepared statement. “The First Amendment gives the City of Berkeley the right to be idiotic, but from now on they should do it with their own money.”

“If the city can’t show respect for the Marines that have fought, bled and died for their freedom, Berkeley should not be receiving special taxpayer-funded handouts,” he added.

I say that every patriotic American should support DeMint’s efforts here. On of America’s most unAmerican cities stands to lose some tall Federal cash if DeMint’s plans come to fruition.

DeMint said he will draft legislation to rescind any earmarks dedicated for the City of Berkeley in the recently passed appropriations bill — which his office tallied to value about $2.1 million. He said that any money taken back would be transferred to the Marines.

DeMint’s office provided a preliminary list of items that would be subject to his proposal:

  • $975,000 for the University of California at Berkeley, for the Matsui Center for Politics and Public Service, which may include establishing an endowment, and for cataloguing the papers of Congressman Robert Matsui.
  • $750,000 for the Berkeley/Albana ferry service.
  • $243,000 for the Chez Panisse Foundation, for a school lunch initiative to integrate lessons about wellness, sustainability and nutrition into the academic curriculum.
  • $94,000 for a Berkeley public safety interoperability program.
  • $87,000 for the Berkeley Unified School District, nutrition education program.

Excellent. If they hate the U.S.A. so much, why should they benefit from our tax dollars?

So, call your Senator and tell them to support Senator Jim DeMint’s efforts and let them know that most Americans are patriotic and love their men and women in uniform.


4 thoughts on “Berkley, California Throws Out Marines, DeMint to Revoke City’s Fed. Funding”

  1. I am proud of Jim DeMint for stepping up to the plate and representing the people of SC (including myself) in support of our US Marines who represent each of our united States; and, all branches of our Military Services.

    Those radicals in CA are surely not representative of the entire State of CA.

    The people of California should rise up with indignation. Shamefully though, its the radicals like these people who make the news.

    What a disgrance to all Americans!

  2. all these liberal bastards need to be deported if they hate america so much. i am so tired of all these ignorant people who think they are above everyone else. apparently they are too stupid to realize that it is people like the marines who have fought for a-holes like this to make fools of themselves. i look forward to the day that a giant quake separates california from the rest of the country, sinking it to the bottom of the ocean. burn in hell, ungrateful wannabe americans.

  3. I support Senator DeMints proposal to halt all federal tax dollars allocated to the City of Berkley. This is unforgivable and our tax dollars should not support such hate. If we continue to give this city our tax dollars, it would be the same as giving it to terrorists.

    Thank You

  4. i am proud that one man is standing up for the military, Where’s clinton and obama or mcain for that matter. berkley is a sore on the face of this country. as a 15 yr vet and a navy corpsman, i am sick of jackass that live in places like berkley. the hate the police too but are the first to cry for help when they needed it. go to hell berkley!!!!!!!!!

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