Green Energy
From the Hill:
- Hagel On Why Obama’s Decimating The Military: America’s Dominance “can No Longer Be Taken For Granted”
It's almost like they actually want us to be weaker than other, more dangerous nations. Announcing cuts to the Pentagon on Monday and the reduction of the U.S. Army to pre-World War II troop levels, Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel said that the Pentagon...
- Obama's Recent Executive Order
Read it and weep: "President Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources." Excerpt:On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives...
- Remember How The Coughlin, Hesham Islam, Gordon England Thing Made You Feel Like Pc Dems Were Still In Charge?
Why was Bush's second term so completely frustrating (except for the surge)? GERTZ Obama wants Bush war team to stayHe was a satisfactory democrat in foreign affairs! EXCLUSIVE:Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who has been named to...
- They Tried To Make Me Go To Gulag, I Say No No No ~
Mojo Nixon You Can't Kill Me (hat tip Mikael) EXIGENT! If you recall I have been telling you about this in dribs and drabs since early September at my blog.... Understand This Feralmanity: Obama inherits this power in a matter of days ~ which...
- Pentagon Deploying 20,000 Troops
To America If you were worried what Obama would do with his Civilian National Security Force to be deployed within U.S. borders, well, you're soon to find out, thanks to George Bush. Only it won't be Civilian, it will be military. This is illegal,...
Green Energy
Governors oppose DoD emergency powers
From the Hill:
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.
- Hagel On Why Obama’s Decimating The Military: America’s Dominance “can No Longer Be Taken For Granted”
It's almost like they actually want us to be weaker than other, more dangerous nations. Announcing cuts to the Pentagon on Monday and the reduction of the U.S. Army to pre-World War II troop levels, Defense Sec. Chuck Hagel said that the Pentagon...
- Obama's Recent Executive Order
Read it and weep: "President Obama signs Executive Order allowing for control over all US resources." Excerpt:On March 16th, President Obama signed a new Executive Order which expands upon a prior order issued in 1950 for Disaster Preparedness, and gives...
- Remember How The Coughlin, Hesham Islam, Gordon England Thing Made You Feel Like Pc Dems Were Still In Charge?
Why was Bush's second term so completely frustrating (except for the surge)? GERTZ Obama wants Bush war team to stayHe was a satisfactory democrat in foreign affairs! EXCLUSIVE:Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who has been named to...
- They Tried To Make Me Go To Gulag, I Say No No No ~
Mojo Nixon You Can't Kill Me (hat tip Mikael) EXIGENT! If you recall I have been telling you about this in dribs and drabs since early September at my blog.... Understand This Feralmanity: Obama inherits this power in a matter of days ~ which...
- Pentagon Deploying 20,000 Troops
To America If you were worried what Obama would do with his Civilian National Security Force to be deployed within U.S. borders, well, you're soon to find out, thanks to George Bush. Only it won't be Civilian, it will be military. This is illegal,...