Governors Chafe at Greater Military Role

[cynatnite]

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Several governors are fuming over a Bush administration suggestion that the active military take a greater role in disaster response, calling it an attempt to usurp state authority over National Guard units.

Governors in Washington, Mississippi, Michigan, Arkansas, West Virginia, Delaware and Alabama are among those who have panned the idea, questioning whether it would even be constitutional.

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, among the harshest critics, said the issue promises to be a major topic at the Western Governors Association meeting in Phoenix next week.

``I'm going to stand up among a bunch of elected governors and say, 'Are we going to allow the military without a shot being fired to effectively do an end-run coup on civilian government? Are we going to allow that?''' Schweitzer said. ``We're going to have a little civics lesson for some leaders who are apparently out of touch in the military.''

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5393179,00.html

[texpatriot2004]

1. Why is this not in an American paper? I know why but how

pathetic. Thank goodness for the Guardian.

[Angry Girl]

3. Here's an AP link (and another DU thread on it)

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MILITARY_ROLE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-11-04-14-55-12

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1900976

[texpatriot2004]

4. Thanks nm

[cynatnite]

6. Hmm...I searched before posting this and got nothing

:eyes:

Oh, well. It won't be the first time something is posted more than once.

[cynatnite]

5. There was a time when these things would make mainstream news

:eyes:

[Metta]

2. "Anytime they put out their hand, they have something up their sleeve."

Jesse Jackson about *, at Rosa Parks funeral.