GOP Bullies Try to Steal Kids’ Lunch MoneyTommi Avicolli-Meccabyline‚ Feb. 11‚ 2008Several Republican Congress members are pushing to take away meals for kids in Berkeley, because they’re pissed that the City Council recently passed a resolution to send a letter telling local Marine recruiters that they’re “uninvited and unwelcome intruders.” The motion was part of several that addressed military recruitment by the Marines in a city that in the wild and wonderful ‘60s was lovingly dubbed the “People’s Republic of Berkeley.” The City Council also called for the good citizens of Berkeley to protest recruitment by the Marines, and instructed the City Attorney to investigate whether the military’s antigay policy violates local laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation. |