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Re: Where's your secession now?  

By: oldCADuser in FFFT | Recommend this post (2)
Tue, 19 Apr 11 7:08 PM | 35 view(s)
Boardmark this board | Food For Further Thought 		Msg. 28354 of 65535
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I don't think the federal government is ALLOWED to put boots on the ground within a state without first getting an official request for assistance from the state. That is why the president declares someplace to be a 'federal disaster area' so that it's now legal for federal aid to arrive which could include federal employees or even military troops. Of course, most governors have at their disposal that state's national guard which they can activate for a state emergency, and which, if a federal disaster is declared, generally then comes under the command of the national military chain of command for the duration of the emergency.

This is sort of like the fact that the Queen of England is NOT allowed to enter the City of London without the consent of the Lord Mayor of London. BTW, the City of London comprises an area which is only about one square mile in size. Parliament and Buckingham Palace are NOT in the City of London, but rather in Westminster which is part of 'Greater' London, but NOT the 'City'.




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Re: Where's your secession now?
By: killthecat in FFFT
Tue, 19 Apr 11 4:51 PM 		Msg. 28351 of 65535

Why hasn't Obama already sent fire-fighting help to Texas? The need was obvious to anyone still conscious. The historic drought in Texas would also be of concern to a real President.


DALLAS (AP) — A Texas official says a wildfire burning less than 100 miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth area could be twice as big as previous estimates.

Texas Forest Service spokesman Marq Webb says the fire burning Tuesday near Possum Kingdom Lake may have grown to about 120,000 acres. It was previously estimated at 63,000 acres.

The Possum Kingdom fire would be the fifth of at least 100,000 acres around Texas. The state is managing about 1,500 firefighters battling blazes that have consumed more than 1,000 square miles of parched Texas ranchland.

The agency says at least 32 homes have been destroyed in the recreational area about 70 miles west of Fort Worth.

Firefighting conditions are likely to be difficult Tuesday, with high temperatures in the 90s and strong winds.

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