Governors oppose Department Of Defense emergency powers

  It’s called STATES RIGHTS!  It’s protected by the 10th Amendment.  Boy, the Federal Government just wants total control … as they historically have always wanted.  So far, the Minority Republican Governors are standing firm, but for how long?  This is an NWO tactic called Ordo Ab Chao; “Order Out Of Chaos”.  If you read the story, you will see that they justify their goals by using “chaotic” situations.  As Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: “never waste a good crisis …”  This is their mind set; to look for issues to exploit and leverage to their advantage to grab just a little bit more of our Liberty.  Look, the State government is our first line of defense.  The Federal government has to ask permission to come into the State. They can’t just “come on in”!  Man, these people are just like that Orkin termite commercial …where the termite is trying to “get invited” into the house.  Everyone knows that he just wants to eat and eat and eat until he decimates the whole house.  All he needs is an initial invite.  As we say: “Give them an inch, they will take a mile.” 

By Reid Wilson
Posted: 08/10/09 11:42 AM [ET]
A bipartisan pair of governors is opposing a new Defense Department proposal to handle natural and terrorism-related disasters, contending that a murky chain of command could lead to more problems than solutions.

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas (R), chairman of the National Governors Association, and Vice Chairman Gov. Joe Manchin (D) of West Virginia penned a letter opposing the Pentagon proposal, which they said would hinder a state’s effort to respond to a disaster.
Current law gives governors control over National Guard forces in their own states as well as any Guard units and Defense Department personnel imported from other states.  The letter comes as the Pentagon proposes a legislative fix that would give the secretary of Defense the authority to assist in response to domestic disasters and, consequently, control over units stationed in an affected state.

 

“We are concerned that the legislative proposal you discuss in your letter would invite confusion on critical command and control issues, complicate interagency planning, establish stove-piped response efforts, and interfere with governors’ constitutional responsibilities to ensure the safety and security of their citizens,” Douglas and Manchin wrote to Paul Stockton, assistant secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and America’s Security Affairs.

“One of the key lessons learned from the response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005 was the need for clear chains of command to avoid duplication of effort and to ensure the most effective use of response resources,” the governors wrote.

Though the Pentagon has said the legislative fix would increase the number of Defense Department personnel available to respond to disasters, Douglas and Manchin expressed skepticism, arguing that current law already allows the Pentagon to order personnel to key areas inside the U.S.

A similar fix was removed from the Defense Department appropriation measure in conference committee for fiscal 2009.

A Pentagon spokesman did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.

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