Governors have to ask before the Army can come in???

[LSK]

Whats this BS I hear from freeps??? Some law?? Anyone know for sure what this is about?

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. I think that is true, actually...

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[Not_Giving_Up]

2. Yes, they do

The governors were asking though...and nobody was showing up.

[Be Brave]

3. Nagin's response to this:

"Did the Iraqi people have to ask the US federal government for assistance?"

[Walt Starr]

4. Yep, Blanco asked on Tuesday Morning

No troops were sent, though.

[bananas]

7. What's the chain of command?

My understanding is that it used to be:
a state's national guard took orders from the governor,
unless they were federalized by the president,
in which case they became federal troops taking orders from the president.

My understanding is that right now:
the Louisiana National Guard is taking orders from a 3-star army general, so they are now federal troops,
the general is taking orders from FEMA,
FEMA is taking orders from Homeland Security,
and Homeland Security is taking orders from the president.

[Be Brave]

5. It's coming -- they're gonna pin all of this mess on Blanco and Nagin.

That will be Bush's way out of his political suicide.

[spuddonna]

15. Oh yeah... they are going to pin this on them... n/t

[Spazito]

6. They asked immediately and got squat, relatively speaking

NO got 200 NG, 200 only. This latest meme by the right-wing and the bushbots will not fly, the proof of their requests, their pleading is on record.

[SlipperySlope]

8. That's the law

The military has no role in states unless requested. But I think they were requested.

[pop goes the weasel]

9. usually

But in event of extreme emergency, the president has the authority to act. So even if the governor and mayor had not made requests, which they did, Dear Leader still had the responsibility to act.

[nyhuskyfan]

10. It was declared a state of emergency over the weekend...

Don't know if that changes things.

[jpak]

11. Yup George Wallace had to ask the feds for troops to help integrate

AL schools...

:rofl:

[mzmolly]

The phone works both ways, a President would have been in touch

before and after the disaster offering assistance.

[Zenlitened]

17. Bing bing bing! We have a winner. That is EXACTLY right.

And it's disgusting -- although not surprising -- that the same freeper-loudmouths who pant and drool about Bush's "decisive leadership" are now falling back on a technicality to make excuses for him.

What a bunch of scumbags.

[mzmolly]

12. dup

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[Wizard777]

13. Sovereignty of the State. But the Gov. desperately tried to give the Fed

a Blanco Check. Bring everything you got and do what ever you need too. Here is my rubber stamp now go to town. She needs to give that stamp to that John Wayne dude "General Onry." I'll bet he is too. From what Nagin said. I can't see him taking any crap from a 4 bit pissy little windbag. Assholes and elbows NOW!

Now we just got to keep Bush from firing Gen. Onry before he helps those Americans.

[LSK]

14. we need links - This is going to be Bush's way out

We need it clearly documented when Blanco asked for help.

[bananas]

16. CNO directed US naval ships to gulf coast - ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE

post by paineinthearse:

CNO directed US naval ships to gulf coast - ON HIS OWN INITIATIVE
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2055338