Posted on 03/15/2007 8:29:05 PM PDT by walkerk
By unanimous vote the San Francisco Board of Supervisors endorses legislation to establish a U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence
San Francisco , CA. - San Francisco joined the Bay Area cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Palo Alto and San Jose yesterday when its Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution endorsing creation of a cabinet-level U.S. Department of Peace and Nonviolence. By doing so, this sixth-largest metropolitan area in the country (encompassing some 5.4 million residents) joined the ranks of 20 cities voicing support for HR 808, legislation that focuses on innovative and proactive approaches to violence prevention.
"We have to remind elected officials of all parties that peace is patriotic...." said HR 808 co-sponsor Rep. Barbara Lee after the bill was reintroduced in Congress on February 5 th. "If we had a Department of Peace, we'd be dealing in a real way with gun violence, and domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, and all the awful violence that's taking place because of the cutbacks of funding and disinvestment in the American people. In the words of the great warrior for peace Dr. Martin Luther King, peace is not just the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice. A Department of Peace would embody that ideal."
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It's called San Francisco.
Didn't I read last week that SF was asking the U.S. Navy to help them secure some land for their football stadium?
Now, if I was the Navy Secretary I would tell them to ..... up a rope. That sounds like a job for the Department of Peace.
You forgot the "Department of Redundancy" department.
How about a Department of Offense?
"Peace through Superior Firepower".
Induces serious eye rolling ;-).
What a bunch of dope smoking crackpots.
They have so gerrymandered the election districts that only death and disease among them will be the hope for equality for conservatives.
"San Francisco Wants US Department of Peace"
And they would be willing to riot in the streets in order to get it.
The stupidity of these people is truly stunning.
Y'all want the USDA...
We can send them flowers but we can't call them enemies.
Hey, how about a "War on 'finding someone to hit in the #4 or 5 spot in the order so the offense is not dependent on Bonds', Hmmmmm"?
"All we are saaaaaaaaaay-ying, is give peace a chance."
The denizens of San Franfreaksco are not at all like you and me, you see.
Just what the hell is peace supposed to be. Surrender? Islam's got that covered. These people are a joke!
Actaully I'll trade em. they can have their useless "Department of Peace". If we can get back the "War Department" and dump the "Defense Department". We had a much better batting average with the War Department.
I thought this was the US State Dept.
The US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is about what that is.
Some see world peace...I see world police.
Someone should tell that that SAC's motto used to be: Peace is our Profession. To have peace, one must be prepared for war. This wisdom is thousands of years old, but what do these bozos care about wisdom?
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