North Coast towns can't ban military recruiters

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Source: San Francisco Chronicle

(12-17) 16:58 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- Ordinances approved by voters in Arcata and Eureka to prohibit military recruiters from contacting minors are unconstitutional attempts to regulate the federal government and limit its authority over the armed forces, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

The measures, which won majorities of 73 percent in Arcata and 57 percent in Eureka in November 2008, were promoted as protections for local youths from heavy-handed and misleading recruiting pitches.

Backers in the Humboldt County communities cited an international treaty, signed by the United States, that bars military recruitment of youngsters under 17. The ordinances prohibited contacting youths under 18 but allowed recruiters to respond if approached by a minor.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/12/17/BA7K1GSERU.DTL

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