The Nation: Berkeley Democracy

The three radicals who were elected to the Berkeley City Council last month began their new careers in the System by declining to stand and recite the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Last week, at their second meeting, the radicals, supported by newly elected Berkeley Mayor Warren Widener and one of the council's more moderate members, went a step farther. To forestall additional argument about the phrase "liberty and justice for all," the council abolished the pledge altogether from future sessions.

Next, the radicals proposed not only that the city of Berkeley sign a peace treaty with North and South Viet...

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