Posse Comitatus reform or local & state accountability?

Posse Comitatus reform or local & state accountability?
While America rebuilds after Hurricane Katrina, and prepares for the other hurricanes that may effect this great United States of America, I think it is important for all of us to understand the role that local, state and the federal government play in protecting and informing the American people of potential danger these terrible weather phenomenon can inflict.
In 1878 the Posse Comitatus Act was made a US Public law. It bars federal troops from making arrests and assuming other domestic law enforcement duties within our 50 States in America. Also under the law, the National Guard can assume some law enforcement roles, but only after the request of state officials and only when operating under and with state officials.
On Saturday, August 27 at approx. 8:30PM, the director of the National Hurricane Center, Mr. Max Mayfield personally called the Governor of LA, the Mayor of New Orleans and the Governor of MS to make sure that each of these individuals understood the severity of the upcoming Katrina Hurricane. This type of personal communication, according to his testimony in the United States Senate subcommittee on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, was unprecedented within his agency.
Given these factual chains of command, and the desire for all Americans to be informed and kept safe from such disasters, I would implore all Americans to reevaluate their state and local official’s strengths and weaknesses. Remember, according to Public law dating back to 1878, these well intentioned public servants are the first line of defense for the American public in the face of a natural disaster, and not the Federal Government.
If you don’t want the buck to stop with your State and local officials then you must be in favor of changing the Posse Comitatus Act. This in my opinion would unjustly empower the President of the United States and the Federal Government, in allowing ground troops to conduct searches, seizures and make arrests during a major disaster on U. S. soil. Lets all think about this major civil liberties issue before calling for the Federal Government to come to the rescue during major natural disasters in the great United States of America.

NCAA needs to GET a LIFE!!

The NCAA needs to get a life................or at least redirect their energy towards something that truly effects college students. Instead they continue to pursue the Florida State University use of the Seminole as their mascot. The NCAA claims it is offensive to Native Americans. However, the head of the Seminole tribe has approved and supports the use of the Seminole as FSU's mascot. If it is not offensive to the Seminole tribe then who is it offensive towards? Maybe they should go after the Miami "Hurricanes" because the state of Florida had 4 of them hit their state last year............that must be "offensive" to somebody in Florida. Instead the NCAA needs to get some common sense back into their organization and stop wasting the courts time with this law suite.

Elizabeth enjoying the GW Bush victory in 2004!! Thank you Red states especially Ohio and my adopted state of Florida.

Elizabeth working at a Habitat for Humanity charity dinner/auction.

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