Letters to the Editor
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Say what you will
Sure, the Berkeley City Council shouldn't have been so harsh, especially since it's not the recruiters' fault that our government prefers to start unnecessary wars and shield the children of the powerful from fighting in them. However, free speech is free speech: the government has no right to restrict the free expression of ideas by anyone, anyone at all. So, if the Berkeley City Council is encroaching upon the Marines' right of free speech by barring them from the city... what do you call it when a bunch of conservative senators threaten to withhold millions of dollars from the city for expressing its opposition to war?
By the way, the Berkeley City Council retracted their letter very quickly. Are the Senators going to retract their threats, or are they going to punish Berkeley for being feisty?