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Being from Georgia you may not understand the levees are not build or maintained on the local level, they are a responsibility of the Army Corps of Engineers.

OK, since you're an expert on these things perhaps you can why there is a New Orleans Levee Commission.

The Buses would have only complicated matters and even during a "Mandatory Evacuation" people are still Free to Stay in their homes.

This is an absurd statement. Particularly in light of the fact that Mayor of NO didn't issue a mandatory evacuation until the president urged him and the governor to do so last Sunday. They knew there was a great possibility the storm was going to hit them on Friday night. Hell, even the president and declared the area a national emergency before the mayor ordered the city evacuated. Also, it took them damn near forever to even get all the lanes of traffic headed out of town. You saw the video. An eight lane freeway with only four in use. Something as simple as that should have been a basic response yet it was slow in coming.

And you say, "the buses would have only complicated matters...". God I hope you realize how stupid that sounds.

The Contra Flow lanes were up and running by 4:00 Saturday afternoon. Furthermore, a State of Emergency can only be declared by the president at the request of a local official.

The people would not leave their homes. Do yo propose the mayor of New Orleans go door to door with a gun and force people out of their houses?

I was there and I got out with out a "Mandatory Evacuation" order.