Tuesday, August 30th 2005
A Worthless Commission
In today’s Daily Planet, John Murcko complains:
I believe that the right wing in Berkeley, including three members of the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission, have launched a campaign to discredit the commission…
The attack on the commission is an attack on our First Amendment right to free speech and a free press. It wants to stop Berkeley from speaking out on the violence and terrorism of the U.S., Israel, and other right-wing governments and the rule of the corporations and neo-liberals. We must work to stop this trend in Berkeley. Support the commission and call a city councilmember to support the commission members for the commission.
For those not in the know, the Berkeley Peace and Justice Commission is kind of like a high school Model United Nations team, but less effective. I wonder why Murcko thinks that he needs a commission to exercise his free speech rights. Since when do cities speak out on anything? If you want to speak out, speak out on your own time and money. This is not a proper function of government.
Though that final sentence made me smile…
I agree, the guy’s a douche bag.
Comment by Fresh Prince — 8/31/2005 @ 6:14 pm