[AndyJackson]

authority to comandeer assets, to move huge numbers of folks within 72 hours

These are powers of the states, not the federal government. The Governor needed to act.

[Torie]

These are powers of the states, not the federal government.

So many lawyers, so little time. The law is NOT a suicide pact. In any event, the law needs to change, so we do not have to chat about that next time.

[Torie]

And there is also the bully pulpit, to urge and offer. I urge that the school buses be used, I urge that folks be moved into the airport so military transport can pick them up, I urge the airlines to fly in their planes to pick folks up, I urge the railroads to empty their freight cars and fill them with folks, etc.