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I'm also sure that Code Pink or another group has sent an openly gay person in there to attempt to join. If an openly gay person is turned away, then that also violates the law. You don't have to be hired and fired. Its enough to be denied access to the job because of your protected status.
 
Fondren, then why aren't there cases (maybe there are) of someone suing for descrimination in the State of California? As a millitary person crossing state boundaries you'd have a hard time claiming that the state law should override the federal law.
 
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/citycouncil/

Mayor:
Tom Bates
(510) 981-7100 Phone
(510) 981-7199 Fax
[email protected]

City Council:

Linda Maio
(510) 981-7110 P
510) 981-7111 F
[email protected]

Darryl Moore
(510) 981-7120 P
(510) 981-7122 F
[email protected]

Max Anderson
(510) 981-7130 P
(510) 981-7133 F
[email protected]

Dona Spring
(510) 981-7140 P
(510) 644-3662 F
[email protected]

Laurie Capitelli
(510) 981-7150 P
(510) 981-7155 F
[email protected]

Betty Olds
(510) 981-7160 P
(510) 981-7166 F
[email protected]

Kriss Worthington
(510) 981-7170 P
(510) 981-7177 F
[email protected]

Gordon Wozniak
(510) 981-7180 P
(510) 981-7188 F
[email protected]
 
stabone, more directed at code pink supporters and not the people of berkeley.

if you still find it disgusting, meh! i stand 100% behind the "**** them".. what is truly disgusting is how these jackasses are using their rights and freedom, which is defended by the military.

if it makes you feel better i feel the same way the kkk uses the exact same rights. shock and awe their ***.

sounds aggy? learn how to use the word.
 
I see the marines have scoffed at the city. The Commendant
has said the office isn't going anywhere'
And a US Senator is introducing a bill to cut off fed funds to the city, 2.1 Mil
interesting
 
FondrenRoad
Everything you mention above is very real and i agree with a lot of it...but everything you state above has nothing to do with the military recruitment office besides the recruiting practices, which they don't even list as a reason they want them out of the city.

What you mention above is how the govt uses the military....if the great folks of that city want to use their rights to protest against our gov for how our gov uses our military then perfect...they have every right to do that and should do that and i have no problem with that...but to protest in the way they do and against the office of recruiting is.......moronic… and then to hide behind the absurdity of harassing the recruitment office by saying they are protesting the war is ridiculous. It proves to some that they only WANT the freedoms of this country….
 
Art,

The section about the military and freedom in my post was really a response to those who drape themselves in the flag, and who are saying bomb Berkeley, park a tank in the parking spot, etc. That's the type of stuff Chavez and China do. I just happened to use your quote to respond.

Big O,

My response to the general topic was Berkeley is in their rights to force out the recruiters because of unlawful, dishonest, and discriminatory business practices. Whether they are also doing it because they disagree with Iraq is not important to me, though I disagree with Iraq as well. The "don't ask, don't tell" policy alone is enough to warrant the decision. As are the shady sales practices.

Their practices are akin to if you bought a new car from a dealership and they sent you a completely different and inferior car. Then when you complained, they said you already signed a contract and you have to take the POS they gave you. Its just wrong on so many levels and needs to be changed.
 
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