EACH AND EVERY GOVERNOR SAYS NO TO BUSH

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GOVERNORS RESIST SHIFTING AUTHORITY OVER GUARD

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 14 — In an unusual act of bipartisan and regional unanimity, 51 governors have joined to voice their strong opposition to legislation to let the president federalize National Guard troops in a disaster without local authorities’ consent.

In a letter to Congressional leaders last week, the governors detailed their argument that the measure, drawn up after Hurricane Katrina and tucked into a military authorization bill that the House recently passed, would undermine their authority and autonomy.

“This provision was drafted without consultation or input from governors,” read the letter, conceived in large part by Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, a Republican, “and represents an unprecedented shift in authority from governors as Commanders and Chief of the Guard to the federal government."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/15/us/15governors.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

[tinfoil tiaras]

1. Even Haley "Me and * are like this" Barbour said no?

Wow......

[redacted]

2. Bushco needs this to enforce martial law after their next 911

[magellan]

3. Who penned this poison provision?

Was it Congress or the WH?

Anyway, it's nice to see The Uniter can still unite people without resorting to fear-mongering. Although uniting every last US governer against him isn't exactly something to crow about.

[aquart]

4. Still, it is impressive.

[elehhhhna]

13. Abu "I dont' know nutin' bout no Constitution" Gonzalez?

[magellan]

25. If so, charging him with treason might refresh his memory.

What am I saying? There'll be no justice.

[elehhhhna]

36. He'll have time to brush up AND read a jillion pages of caselaw IN PRISON

just like everybody else.

[izzie]

5. I think I have been seeing this for a long time

States and countries are just going around Bush and Co. It is like they have classed him as really not very important. I think it makes Bush and Co. a little more wild which seems to self feed the trend.

[Cha]

28. Yeah, like people and countries

are Really gonna bow to the "almighty" bushitlers!

[bananarepublican]

6. This parallels Hitler's insistence on the Wermacht swearing an oath...

... of allegiance. It's simply a modern day equivalent.

One other thing... the way the right-wing-freak-show constantly refer to Bush as "The Commander-in-Chief" is not dissimilar to "Mein Fuehrer".

[Cha]

29. "The commander-in-chief"!!?? If I had

been drinking tea it would be all over my keyboard..:rofl:

BRWAHAWAHAHAHAWABRAWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Incurious george? Little lord bunny without the pants? bush, who didn't even have the balls to meet with Cindy Sheehan? AWOL bush during his entire life?

The right wing talk hate crazies are worse than Toyko Rose and should be sent to the Hague with their fuerher bush.

[DoYouEverWonder]

7. 51 Governors?

Did they finally make Israel a state?

[calico1]

9. Puerto Rico n/t

[elehhhhna]

14. How did 52 vote?

(Israel)

[calico1]

18. I'm going to go clean my glasses and

read the article again. I can't see where it says 52 votes.

[elehhhhna]

31. just reread my post. 52 is Israel.

:sarcasm:

[calico1]

34. I'm sorry. I am tired today. n/t

[elehhhhna]

35. that's okay. me too. naptime sounds good right about now.

[patricia92243]

8. Is the legislationalready in place? If so, is it too late for the gover

governors to do anything about it - like take it to the supreme court?

[underpants]

10. What's to protect the states from the US military taking over?

Why it is the National Guard that's who

[calico1]

11. The national Guard shouldn't even be used

overseas. Isn't the point of the Guard to protect us here? :mad:

[underpants]

16. Mmmmm it CAN be used overseas

but that usually means that you are "Without paddle" as they say in the creek business.

I saw a quote recently from a Alaska NG who said something about never in his wildest dreams thinking he would be deployed overseas "You just can't imagine that Alaska would be attacking anyone"

[calico1]

19. I wasn't saying what IS, I was just

expressing my opinion. It's called "National" Guard. Not international. I think they should be the first line of defense here, not sent away to other countries.

[Lerkfish]

20. precisely WHY bush has them overseas, so they can't stand up to

posse comitas (sp?)

when the military declares martial law against us and rounds us up to put into the FEMA slave camps, the national guard can't help us because they're overseas.

[calico1]

21. Yes, exactly. I know that is why he is doing this.

Which is why I am pleasantly surprised that ALL governors are against this.

[Lerkfish]

23. me, too. but honestly, how much teeth can that have if they truly

send our superior weaponry AGAINST us and against the governors? I mean, in NOLA, she stood up to him, but only barely.
And the only threat there was witholding of aid. How brave will governors be when the threat is to disappear their family?

I'm just saying, with this crew, ANYTHING is morally acceptable to them in the quest for power.

[tanyev]

12. Even Jeb???? Ouch.

[elehhhhna]

15. OH YEAH BAB Y! Let's get some con-firm on Jugheads' vote! heh-heh....

[converted_democrat]

17. Oooohhh.. Good catch, thanks for pointing that out.. That must sting..n/t

[librechik]

24. Jeb's out this year--term limits

that would be embarrassing, to Shrubbie, though. I'll have to read the story and check.

[BlueJac]

22. A must for George............

So he can cancel the 2008 election because of the war on terror!

[Hubert Flottz]

26. They are all helping Bin Laden like the democrats are...

Ask Bush & Dick...

[Cha]

27. Unanimous against bush's

fascism..how refreshing!

[indepat]

30. Each and every governor and other American should be saying no to

virtually every policy/action of this Administration for each and every of its policies/actions, singularly and holistically, undermine virtually everything good about this country, this Republic, our Constitution.

[shadowknows69]

32. Thank you Governors

Everyone should call theirs today (no matter who it is) and thank them for upholding State rights. Bush will have to hire all Blackwater mercs for his Gestapo now.

[wryter2000]

33. I knew Ahnuld wouldn't go along

He's obnoxious, not stupid.

[NewJeffCT]

37. What a shock - he didn't even consult the governors

Does he ever consult anybody outside of his inner circle & a few top members of Al Qaeda?

[lonestarnot]

38. heh heh heh!

[progressoid]

39. I suppose they actually want those "states rights" that the GOP used to

drone on about.