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Non-Meeting Content: Radio Talk Show Transcript (2026-05-21)

City CouncilThursday, May 21, 2026
BodyBerkeley, California
SessionCity Council
DateThursday, May 21, 2026
StatusFILED
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Why would that be?

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Well, it's because the Supreme Court is doing their work for them.

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I mean, you know, just they are they have overturned Article II.

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They've overturned the first, fourth, ninth, and fourteenth amendments.

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They've overturned Article 1, Section 7.

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The whole all the details of this whole thing are over at Harman Report.com.

0:21

You gotta check it out.

0:26

And welcome back, Congressman Mark Pocan taking your calls for the hour.

0:29

James in Romeoville, Illinois.

0:31

You're on the air with Congressman Pocan.

0:34

Hi, Congressman.

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How are you doing today?

0:36

I hope things are going good for you.

0:38

Thank you.

0:48

Thank you.

0:48

Um my question is when are the Democrats going to start getting a voice and start standing up when they see a camera and start screaming like the Republicans did when President Biden was in office, screaming at the top of their lungs, going to wherever they could find a microphone in front of the uh Supreme Court, standing on the stairs of Congress.

1:16

Why isn't a group of you people screaming every single day?

1:21

I try to get my uh my representative, Miss Underwood, to uh participate in in that, and I left messages for, but my thing is why don't you all screaming?

1:36

Yeah, we got it, we got it, James.

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Thank you.

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Yeah, James, so this is the part that gets frustrating because I hear this a lot from folks, and I understand why.

1:43

But they are.

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I bet you there's ten press conferences today on different issues by Democrats.

1:48

And if the mainstream media doesn't put it out there, and by the way, I think more people get information now from independent media anyway than mainstream media, but i there's then it makes it even more fragmented, right?

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To get the information out.

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Summary of Proceedings

Non-Meeting Content: Radio Talk Show Transcript (2026-05-21)

The provided material is not a Berkeley city meeting. It is a transcript of a radio talk show featuring Congressman Mark Pocan taking calls. No agenda, minutes, or city council discussion items are present.

Discussion Items

  • A caller from Romeoville, Illinois, expressed frustration that Democrats are not vocally protesting like Republicans did during the Biden administration. The caller urged Democrats to scream on camera and appear at the Supreme Court and Congress steps.
  • Congressman Pocan responded that Democrats are holding many press conferences daily, but the mainstream media does not cover them, and independent media fragments the audience.

Key Outcomes

  • No decisions, votes, or city-related actions were taken, as this content is unrelated to a Berkeley city meeting.

Meeting Transcript

Why would that be? Well, it's because the Supreme Court is doing their work for them. I mean, you know, just they are they have overturned Article II. They've overturned the first, fourth, ninth, and fourteenth amendments. They've overturned Article 1, Section 7. The whole all the details of this whole thing are over at Harman Report.com. You gotta check it out. And welcome back, Congressman Mark Pocan taking your calls for the hour. James in Romeoville, Illinois. You're on the air with Congressman Pocan. Hi, Congressman. How are you doing today? I hope things are going good for you. Thank you. Thank you. Um my question is when are the Democrats going to start getting a voice and start standing up when they see a camera and start screaming like the Republicans did when President Biden was in office, screaming at the top of their lungs, going to wherever they could find a microphone in front of the uh Supreme Court, standing on the stairs of Congress. Why isn't a group of you people screaming every single day? I try to get my uh my representative, Miss Underwood, to uh participate in in that, and I left messages for, but my thing is why don't you all screaming? Yeah, we got it, we got it, James. Thank you. Yeah, James, so this is the part that gets frustrating because I hear this a lot from folks, and I understand why. But they are. I bet you there's ten press conferences today on different issues by Democrats. And if the mainstream media doesn't put it out there, and by the way, I think more people get information now from independent media anyway than mainstream media, but i there's then it makes it even more fragmented, right? To get the information out.

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