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Berkeley City Council Votes Against U.S. Marines

Berkeley City Council Votes Against U.S. Marine's Presence In City | February 2, 2008 | AHN

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Berkeley City Council Votes Against U.S. Marine's Presence In City

February 1, 2008 11:26 a.m. EST

Julie Farby - AHN Reporter

Berkeley, CA (AHN)-In a 6-3 vote, the Berkeley City Council has ruled that the U.S. Marines recruiting center is not welcome in the city due to their discriminatory policy against gays and lesbians in the military.

The council also voted by a margin of 8-1 to allow Code Pink, an advocacy group for peace, to protest the Marine's presence in the liberal California town because of its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on sexual orientation.

The City Council ruled that Code Pink was not only free to protest against the military recruiting station, but would also be provided with a designated parking space once a week for the next six months, as well as a sound permit for rallying against the center from noon to 4 pm.

After the City Council voted in favor of the rights group and against the U.S. Marines' current recruitment policy, Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates, said, "I believe in the Code Pink cause. The Marines don't belong here, they shouldn't have come here, and they should leave."

A spokesperson for the Marines declined to comment.

If Berkeley can vote the Marines out of the city, I wonder if this means the rest of the country can vote Berkeley out of the U.S.

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