Try them for Treason

According to the City of Berkeley, California, our nation's brave men and women in uniform are "uninvited and unwelcome intruders."

That's right!
The Berkeley City Council recently passed a resolution telling U.S. Marine recruiters that they were "not welcome in the city, if recruiters choose to stay, they do as uninvited and unwelcome intruders."

Some of us are old enough to remember how many Marines died at Iwo Jima and gave their lives so the people of Berkeley could wave obscene placards and shout four-letter words.
And this time the target is unmistakable: It IS the troops they despise, not the Republican Party or George W. Bush or the war.

And, needless to say, patriotic Americans everywhere are outraged.
Senator Jim DeMint expressed that outrage when he said:
"This is a slap in the face to all brave service men and women and their families. 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."
But Senator DeMint didn't merely speak his mind.

Since Berkeley's life's blood is federal handouts, Senator DeMint wants to hit them where it hurts and has introduced the "Semper Fi Act of 2008," which will specifically take $2.1 million in federal government earmarks and pork from Berkeley and give it directly to the Marines.
"I am currently drafting legislation to ensure that American taxpayers aren't forced to pay for this insult by rescinding all of the earmarks for Berkeley in the Omnibus Appropriations bill, and to transfer the funds to the Marine Corps."

Fewer federal dollars for welfare, more funding for defense!
Clearly Senator DeMint has his priorities straight. And, he desperately needs our help today!