Sorry, but I oppose this completely. Undercuts possee comitatus (sp?). Does anyone here want Hillary with that sort of power?
I can think of one person who does. Hillary! I recall she proposed repealing Posse Commitatus.
Oh please...Posse Comitatus is about preventing search, seizure and arrest, IOW, law enforcement by the military, it has nothing to do with disaster relief and rescue.
The PCA does not apply to the U.S. Coast Guard in peacetime or to the National Guard in Title 32 or State Active Duty status. The substantive prohibitions of the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA) were extended to all the services with the enactment of Title 10 USC, Section 375. As required by Title 10 USC, Section 375 the secretary of defense issued Department of Defense Directive 5525.5, which precludes members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps from direct participation in a search, seizure, arrest, or other similar activity unless participation in such activity by such member is otherwise authorized by law.The PCA generally prohibits U.S. military personnel from direct participation in law enforcement activities. Some of those law enforcement activities would include interdicting vehicles, vessels, and aircraft; conducting surveillance, searches, pursuit and seizures; or making arrests on behalf of civilian law enforcement authorities.
I think a better solution is to organize FEMA in a military like fashion, perhaps under the Coast Guard. Clear chain of command, moblization processes, comms gear, etc. Personally, I would like to military to keeps it's full attention on those that wish to kill us.
Could you imagine the liberal caterwalling had we seen video coverage of a bunch of battle ready Marines descending upon NO and possibly shooting a US citizen in NO? The military is trained to kill enemy combatants, not hand out bottles of water after a hurricane. As good as the military is, a humanitarian relief operation could be built to be much more suitable to the task. It only need borrow the command and communication abilities from the military. Even the military equipment is built for killing.
I agree with you, Florida, Mississippi, Texas and Alabama managed to evacuate their states; just have they have successfully done for years; so why should be throw the baby out with the bath water just because Louisiana had a couple of buffoons for Governor and Mayor of N'awlins.