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| L.A. city council rejects anti-war measure |
| 2003-02-19 |
| Some sanity. In LALA land of all places... LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- A resolution opposing an attack on Iraq failed to pass in the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday after spirited public testimony that included statements from celebrities and the ejection of an elderly woman from the council chambers. The 13-member council voted 7-6 in favor of the proposal, which needed eight votes to pass and will be brought up again for another possible vote Friday. "We are City Council members and weren't elected to deal with foreign affairs," Councilwoman Wendy Gruel said after the vote that came at the end of a series of speakers, including actors Ed Asner and David Clennon. Councilwoman Gruel sound like she has a clue. "I believe that this war, if (President) George Bush starts it, will be a crime against humanity," said Clennon, a veteran-supporting actor nobody who appeared in films such as "The Paper Chase," "From the Earth to the Moon," and the anti-war film, "Go Tell the Spartans." Asner the has been railed against the "failed" Bush administration and ventured that the Iraq crisis and the war against terrorism were "aimed at keeping the (American) people intimidated." Ed....SHUT UP!!!!! The testimony was largely orderly, although two police officers escorted a white-haired woman in a "Green Power" T-shirt out of the packed council chambers after she was declared out of order. Bet you granny was queen of the commune back in '69. Ninety communities nationwide have passed symbolic resolutions against the anticipated war in Iraq. The communities include a number of college towns as well as major cities such as Chicago, Seattle, Detroit and San Francisco. San Francisco and Seattle? Stop the presses... While such resolutions carry no authority, council members such as Gruel and Jack Weiss, with the concurrence of Mayor Jim Hahn, voted against the measure because they believed it was inappropriate for the council to take a formal position on Iraq. "In my view," Weiss told the hearing, "we ought to be focusing on fixing sidewalks and not (Iraqi leader) Saddam (Hussein)." Appears Councilman Weiss also has a clue. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 Ah can't we all just get along? |
| Posted by: Rodney King 2003-02-20 02:01:25 |
| #2 Well, I think it shows very good sense on the part of the Los Angeles City Council not to declare war on Iraq. Iraq used to have the Fourth Largest Army in the World™. They're probably still somewhere around 31st. What's LA got? The LAPD? Better to just leave the declarations of war to the feds, I always say. |
| Posted by: Fred 2003-02-19 18:14:28 |
| #1 There are three large immigrant groups in LA area that most people dont think about. 1) It has the largest Iranian population outside of Iran 2) It has the largest Korean population outside of Korea, and in Orange County, The Largest Viet population outside of Vietnam. All are fiercely patriotic towards the country that has welcomed them and allowed them to thrive. This might have had something to do with the LA Councils decision. |
| Posted by: Frank Martin 2003-02-19 15:40:59 |