Baltimore City Council Stages a Coup d'Etat

I wasn't aware CITY COUNCILS had any authority over the matter, nor influence.

WBAL TV: Baltimore Council Calls For End To War In Iraq---

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore City Council wants an end to the war in Iraq.

WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Barry Simms reported Monday evening that the City Council approved what it called a homeward bound a resolution Monday night that's aimed at ending the war with Iraq and stopping the deaths of Maryland troops.

The resolution comes the same day that a report ranked Baltimore sixth among the most dangerous American cities.

Surprising that a reporter would include that last.

The president has talked of staying the course in the fight against terrorism, but as war continues in Iraq, Baltimore's City Council wants the White House and Congress to move in a different direction.

Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, D-District 14, is leading the charge with other council members unanimously supporting the resolution.

"For the purpose of urging President Bush and the United States Congress to commence a humane, orderly and immediate and comprehensive withdrawal of United States military personnel and bases from Iraq," Clarke said.

Is there something wrong with the last name Clarke (as in Richard)? Does it make people crazy and power-hungry?

The council's action is similar to resolutions passed in cities such as San Francisco, Chicago and Sacramento, Calif.

The Baltimore City Council has previously passed resolutions demanding the right of self-determination for the Lithuanian people, condemning slavery in Mauritania, criticizing the repression of the Ahmadiyya religious movement by the Pakistani government, and calling for the end of violence in Northern Ireland and apartheid in South Africa.

Apparently the City Council of Baltimore doesn't have enough to do. They prefer to stick their noses into things that don't concern them.