Someone please explain to me the wisdom of putting the Pentagon in charge of national disasters? No more Federal Emergency Management Agency, now we will have a "run and gun offense" with the 82nd Airborne, Marine Expetionary Unit, 11th Armored Cavalry...What is this? Survivors will be shot? Herded into concentration camps under armed guard? Forceably 'relocated' to 'education centers'?
This is coming from a president that is alledged a conservative? The only thing more stupid and more frightening than this plan is the contortions that republican voters must go through to convince themselves that these radical Fanatics are 'conservative'.
Bush looks to Pentagon to take lead in disasters
If Congress likes idea, local officials would lose some of their powers
By JULIE MASONCopyright 2005 Houston Chronicle
"BATON ROUGE - President Bush indicated Sunday that he may ask Congress to put the Pentagon in charge of the response to domestic disasters such as the two recent hurricanes — a change that could take authority from the hands of governors and local officials..."
"..."Is there a natural disaster which — of a certain size, that would then enable the Defense Department to become the lead agency in coordinating and leading the response effort?" Bush asked rhetorically. "That's going to be a very important consideration for Congress to think about."
Such a move would have significant implications for local authorities in storm-prone states such as Texas, Florida and Louisiana..."
"Implications for local authorities"? Yeah I would say that having Federal Troops take command of your state or country without your consent is probably an 'implication'!
Take note, martial law in this country is but one terrorist attack, or one national disaster ahead. No shit. No kidding.
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