If Congress has been frustrated with communities that declare themselves ‘sanctuary cities,’ then how can they ignore the decision of the City of Berkeley’s interference with Marine Corps recruiting? As discussed here yesterday, the City Council engaged in a bit of misdirection last night. They toned down the vile and inflammatory rhetoric they used toward the U.S. military but refused to issue an apology:
At the same time, they left in place the special laws they have passed to impede Marine Corps recruiting:
This is the behavior that the Berkeley City Council is encouraging with its special favors for Code Pink. I encourage you to watch the video; the protesters, abetted by the Berkeley police, are preventing the Marines from recruiting at all, at least on some days. Meanwhile, Harry Reid has gone to extraordinary lengths to prevent the Senate from takin any action in response.
Congressman John Campbell (R-CA), the House sponsor of the Semper Fi act,
spoke about the legislation at the Heritage Foundation yesterday.
