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Freedom to disagree is what the U.S. is about
The Berkeley Daily Planet received this letter addressed to Berkeley Mayor Shirley Dean and the City Council:
I have been following, with interest, the story of the anti-war resolution.
I understand that not everyone agrees with it and that the city is getting some flack in that regard. Above all else we must remember that this is America and as Americans we are guaranteed the right to express our opinions. I applaud the council's vote for peace just as I applauded Barbara Lee’s lone dissenting vote in regards to the War Powers issue. In a time like this, more so than at any other, any American with a differing opinion on a very important issue has the moral obligation to speak their mind. I may not, and frequently do not, agree with all my fellow Americans have to say but I will, indeed, defend their right to say it. THAT is what America is all about!
Rory Duncan
Oakland
