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09-12-2006, 12:36 PM #1
National Guard Caught In Middle Of Political Power Struggle
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National Guard Caught In Middle Of Political Power Struggle
President Bush Wants More Authority Over National Guard
POSTED: 8:29 am EDT September 12, 2006
UPDATED: 9:30 am EDT September 12, 2006
RALEIGH, N.C. -- To speed up deployments, the federal government wants more authority over the National Guard, but it is not power North Carolina and other states want to give up easily.
When Hurricane Katrina hammered New Orleans, President George W. Bush drew sharp criticism for the federal government's response. Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco took heat for the delayed activation of the National Guard. To avert similar problems with future disasters, the president wants authority to move guardsmen when he chooses.
"What this provision would do is basically encroach upon the governor's authority, which causes real concerns about, certainly, control and command of the National Guard in our state," said Bryan Beatty, North Carolina secretary of Crime Control and Public Safety.
Beatty said he believes wresting away Guard authority could have constitutional implications. The National Governors Association agrees with Beatty's assessment. In a letter to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the organization strongly opposes the changes, which it sees as a threat to state's rights.
If a faster response is the goal, state leaders said, better planning, not a power grab, is the likely answer.
"This is something that needs to be done in consultation with the governors, not in a vacuum trying to make a quick fix to a problem that requires serious discussion," Beatty said.
The White House argues the proposed change of authority is not a power grab, but a way to cut red tape in moving guardsmen. Congress is now working on a compromise.
Reporter: Cullen Browder
Photographer: Gil Hollingsworth
OnLine Producer: Kamal Wallace
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09-12-2006, 12:44 PM #2The White House argues the proposed change of authority is not a power grab"Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting the same results is the definition of insanity. " Albert Einstein.
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09-12-2006, 01:02 PM #3
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This administration has taken every opportunity to consolidate its power in the President while reducing the power and oversight abilities of Congress. I don't believe a word our President utters.
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09-12-2006, 04:23 PM #4
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what ever happened to States Rights?
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09-12-2006, 06:43 PM #5what ever happened to States Rights?
And WE THE PEOPLE, if we don't stop all that is going on, we are going to have martial law in our country and NO say so over anything.
I just wonder how much more our government has to take from us before EVERYONE of WE THE PEOPLE start kicking butts out of OUR WHITE HOUSE.
AND MAKE NO BONES ABOUT IT PEOPLE........THIS IS OUR COUNTRY AND WE CONTROL THOSE DUMBASSES SITTING UP THERE IN THE WHITE HOUSE GIVING OUR COUNTRY AWAY AND TAKING FROM US.
WE CAN STOP IT TOGETHER.END OF AN ERA 1/20/2009
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