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![]() "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... That brings up the issue of who determines when the problem can't be handled. As the mayor, for arguments sake, has no assets, should the governor have the decision? Since we have decided Bush is responsible for everything that happens in the world, I guess we should make him responsible for deciding when he thinks local or state governments need help and he should override the Constitution and local, state and national laws. Anytime a President thinks someone needs help, he can suspend all laws and the constitution. We know this new policy would never be abused. ; ) |
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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 13:21:46 -0400, "Star-bucks"
wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message .. . That brings up the issue of who determines when the problem can't be handled. As the mayor, for arguments sake, has no assets, should the governor have the decision? Since we have decided Bush is responsible for everything that happens in the world, I guess we should make him responsible for deciding when he thinks local or state governments need help and he should override the Constitution and local, state and national laws. Anytime a President thinks someone needs help, he can suspend all laws and the constitution. We know this new policy would never be abused. ; ) Perhaps not by Bush! But really, who should have the power to say, "FEMA, it's all yours. Take over." -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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JohnH,
I believe it should be up to the local government to ask for state assistance, and the state government should ask for federal assistance. It appears that some in here believe it is up to FEMA to decide when they should step in. If that happens, I can imagine FEMA stepping in a week before landfall initially, then stepping in permentantly to make sure the local and state governments are properly prepared. Heck why was resources on local and state governments, when the FEDS can do it all. -- Starbuck Being weird isn't enough. "PocoLoco" wrote in message ... On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 13:21:46 -0400, "Star-bucks" wrote: "PocoLoco" wrote in message . .. That brings up the issue of who determines when the problem can't be handled. As the mayor, for arguments sake, has no assets, should the governor have the decision? Since we have decided Bush is responsible for everything that happens in the world, I guess we should make him responsible for deciding when he thinks local or state governments need help and he should override the Constitution and local, state and national laws. Anytime a President thinks someone needs help, he can suspend all laws and the constitution. We know this new policy would never be abused. ; ) Perhaps not by Bush! But really, who should have the power to say, "FEMA, it's all yours. Take over." -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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On Sun, 18 Sep 2005 08:29:30 -0400, "Starbuck"
wrote: JohnH, I believe it should be up to the local government to ask for state assistance, and the state government should ask for federal assistance. It appears that some in here believe it is up to FEMA to decide when they should step in. If that happens, I can imagine FEMA stepping in a week before landfall initially, then stepping in permentantly to make sure the local and state governments are properly prepared. Heck why was resources on local and state governments, when the FEDS can do it all. I agree with what you say 'should be'. But, as we've seen, that doesn't work unless the local and state officials are competent and use their own resources. This time neither was true, so the feds got blamed for not solving the problem. And, more importantly, the people suffered needlessly because of it. Today's Wash Post highlights the problems of the feds trying to work through the local governments to get things done. It isn't happening. As Bush is going to be held responsible anyway, I believe the feds should just do the job. In the case of 'where to place shelters', the feds should pick a spot and put them there, rather than try to coordinate with the locals. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...referrer=email -- John H "All decisions are the result of binary thinking." |
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