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| National Guard Bill Opposed By Governors |
| 2006-08-14 |
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 14, 2006 (UPI) -- U.S. governors strongly oppose a pending bill that would allow the president to take control of the National Guard during a national threat or emergency. In a letter to be sent to Congress, the governors will ask a House-Senate conference committee to strike down that provision from the House-approved National Defense Authorization Act, reports The Washington Post. The provision will apply in the event of a natural disaster or a threat to homeland security. "This provision was drafted without consultation or input from governors and represents an unprecedented shift in authority from governors as commanders in chief of the Guard to the federal government," the Post quoted the letter as saying. An official with the National Governors Association said, "Any effort to take that authority away from governors at the very least confuses the chain of command and at the worst could severely hamper state efforts to respond to emergencies." |
| Posted by:mcsegeek1 |
| #1 Notice no where in this do the 'Governors' admit they kept their mouths shut while the Gov of Louisiana screwed up royally and then along with the MSM tried to put the blame on the sitting President. This is the result of playing cheap short term politics. They don't like the shift in power, but they certainly made the reason for this change possible. Now learn something. Quit being stuck on stupid. |
| Posted by: Hupasing Crath3963 2006-08-14 13:07 |