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EFLtrainer
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 Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:46 pm Post subject: Reshaping the Constitution/Balance of Power |
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060831/ap_on_re_us/governors_guard
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Governors take Guard appeal to Rumsfeld By ROBERT TANNER, AP National Writer
Thu Aug 31, 7:05 PM ET
The nation's governors sought help Thursday from Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld in their ongoing fight against proposals in Congress to give President Bush more control � and governors less � over the National Guard during disasters. |
It is the Constitutionally guaranteed right of the States to raise and maintain a militia. This right was specifically included in the US Constitution to prevent the central government from imposing its will on the States via force. This is non-negotiable. This cannot be allowed to be changed. In fact, it cannot be changed without an Amendment, so these changes to the law are bound to be rescinded in the SC, but why let the power be held even for a short time? Bush has shown he can do incredible amounts of damage in very short periods of time.
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A letter from the two chairpersons of the National Governors Association, along with the two governors who head the group's work on the Guard, asked Rumsfeld to join the unanimous opposition of governors to proposed changes spurred by the chaos and delays in sending help that followed Hurricane Katrina.
All 50 governors earlier this month signed a formal letter opposing a House provision in the National Defense Authorization Act that would let Bush federalize the Guard without governors' consent in the event of a "serious natural or manmade disaster, accident or catastrophe."
Adding to their worries, the NGA said, the Senate approved-version of the legislation would give Bush similar powers by redefining the Insurrection Act, a Civil War-era law that's rarely used.
"It's a basic reshuffling of the balance between the states and the federal government," said Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, chairwoman of the NGA. "It's ill-advised. It's a bad idea." |
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 1:49 pm Post subject: Katrina |
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The president took it on the chin for not sending in help.
His hands were tied because the Governors of said states did not activate the National Guard units.
If local authorities want the powers then they should not blame the feds when they can't respond to a Cat 5 caine.
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EFLtrainer
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| Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Who is whining about what is not the issue. If a governor fails to do his or her job, the people have very right to do something about that with their votes or a recall. Altering the balance of power between the federal gov't and the States is a very different issue.[/list] |
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