I know, I know. You're kicking yourself for not having stayed up on news from Arcata, California, Left Coast Moonbat Central. Relax, that's why I'm here.

From the Times-Standard:

ARCATA -- The City Council appointed Wednesday new members to the Nuclear Weapons Free Zone Commission and the Committee on Democracy and Corporations. Former City Council candidate Rob Amerman was appointed to the nuclear commission. The other applicant, Humboldt State University student Nicholas Bravo, also a former candidate, did not attend the interview....Sean Armstrong, the only applicant for the single vacancy on the democracy and corporations committee, was also appointed.

Only one applicant for the vacancy, eh? Time to stir the pot. The chair of the city's Committee on Democracy and Corporations will co-host an April 16 workshop on "Dismantling Corporate Rule." It's sponsored by Democracy Unlimited of Humboldt County, which is intrigued with the idea of revoking corporate charters for environmental violations.

In other business, the City Council also voted to approve a request from Councilwoman Harmony Groves for the mayor to sign a letter in support of Congressman Mike Thompson's, D-St. Helena, War Funding Accountability Act.

Along similar lines, the council approved a request from Bill Burton, the director of Library Bikes, to send a letter in support of state Assembly Bill 1103, the California Bicycle Reuse and Recycle Bill.

Recycle your bicycle. I like the sound of that; even the idea. But legislation mandating purchase fees to compel recycling bicycles? Ah well, daffy exhortations - whether state or local - is what greases the wheels of Arcata's City Council. In the same meeting:

Councilman Dave Meserve also announced he will be bringing a newly worded resolution regarding the support of troops who refuse to serve in illegal wars back to the council at the next meeting.

Meserve said the new resolution takes in account concerns voiced by other City Council members and concerns addressed during a town hall meeting held last

Eureka Reporter guest op-ed contributor Valmore Reshenk says the Arcata's City Council's continued attempts to provide legal sanctuary for military deserters is lunacy.

...Whether you like it or not, this war is legal. It was ordered by the president and supported by both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives. If you want to take issue with the legality, go hire an attorney....This is an all-volunteer military. All recruits signed a contract when enlisting. Violation of that contract does not make one a conscientious objector or a defector, but, rather, a deserter....(It) is...a serious federal offense in time of war.

Try to picture it. A force of U.S. Marshals streaming into town bearing arrest warrants. They are greeted by the City Council dressed in Army fatigues from the local surplus store, each waving a small American flag and bellowing “God Bless America.” Aligned on The Plaza stands an imposing force of a half-dozen Arcata police officers supported by a motley group of drum-thumping social misfits, while, dashing all about, we see throngs of confused supporters frantically shouting, “Yankee go home! Yankee go home!” This could happen only in Arcata.

Is it true that less than 25 percent of all eligible voters turned out for the recent vote to replace a vacancy on the City Council? Where are the shopkeepers and other rational-thinking taxpaying citizens? One can only wonder if a pervasive state of apathy exists in Arcata. Maintenance of streets, schools, and adequate police and fire protection has given way to idiotic babbling.

It's not all bad, though, Valmore. Accompanied by Arcata's mayor and some city council members, Humboldt State University (HSU) students in Arcata have issued a declaration of energy independence and want to add a $10 per student annual fee so the school can convert to "sustainable" energy sources including solar panels, wind turbines, and "green" buildings. But at least they're proposing 2045 as the target date for full implementation.

I like that pragmatic streak. But the achingly compassionate HSU shapes the politics of Arcata like the University of Washington molds Seattle's retrograde "progressive" agenda. Too many graduates never really leave the womb.

Posted by Matt Rosenberg at April 8, 2005 11:56 AM

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