Posted on 01/11/2010 7:43:13 PM PST by Melissa 24
he President today signed an Executive Order (attached) establishing a Council of Governors to strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State Governments to protect our Nation against all types of hazards. When appointed, the Council will be reviewing such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National Guard, homeland defense, and civil support activities.
The bipartisan Council will be composed of ten State Governors who will be selected by the President to serve two year terms. In selecting the Governors to the Council, the White House will solicit input from Governors and Governors’ associations. Once chosen, the Council will have no more than five members from the same party and represent the Nation as a whole.
Federal members of the Council include the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, the U.S. Northern Command Commander, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau. The Secretary of Defense will designate an Executive Director for the Council.
(Excerpt) Read more at whitehouse.gov ...
Federalizing the National Guard?
Nothing good will come from this.
The Governors better ignore this before their actions could be the final straw and civil war will start.
Color MM - “skeptical”
Obama Brown shirts. Just like Hitler did in 1930 - 1938 . disarmed the German people and installed his SS Guard and made them more powerful then the German army. Hmmmm what is “THAT ONE” up to?
The List, ping
NOT a good idea. And we thought clinton was bad with his Executive Orders.
Somebody better protest this, fast! Hello, Republicans? Are you there? This cannot be allowed to stand.
I really don’t like the sound of this...
(It doesn’t help anything that it sounds like the opening to Star Wars IV)
unconstitutional under the 14th amend.
We used to have a method for the states to be represented in Washington. It was called the US Senate but one of the first moves of the 100 year strategy of the progressive was to utterly transform it with the 17th Amendment. Thia happened in 1913 under Woodrow Wilson. What else happened then? The 16th Amendment was rammed through allowing income taxes to be levied without apportionment and the Federal Reserve System was created. That’s when the foundations of our Republic were cracked. What’s happened since then is inevitable. Alas, I suspect widespread violence is as well. Living through the collapse of the United States may prove instructive, it will certainly be interesting.
“...synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; ...
“The bipartisan Council will be composed of ten State Governors who will be selected by the President ...
“Federal members of the Council include the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, the Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Engagement, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Americas’ Security Affairs, the U.S. Northern Command Commander, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, and the Chief of the National Guard Bureau.”
So the vote to send troops to control citizens will be 13-5.
Anybody going to mention posse comitatus?
Don’t fall for it Govenors.
re: 13 to 5
ha, that’s even assuming that the Demagogues don’t have up to 5 subservient RINOs ready to do their bidding.....
we can be certain that the Obamanation would never appoint any of the more conservative or free-thinking R. governors, they will be carbon copies of their Demagogue counterparts....
Unconstitutional. Blatantly so.
Tightening Noose Alert!
Governors who have a spine should replace their local contingents of National Guard with a state funded militia that could be directed by the Governor and state legislature.
If the feds need their state militia to fight a war then the governor and legislature can make it happen ... or not.
re: 13 to 5
... yeah, you’re right. I was trying to be funny.
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