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To: AliVeritas
Was it a press conference? If not, how was it spun?

No, it was a report on the ABC nightly news. I was so shocked that I didn't get a take on the "spin". They weren't making these people out to be bad or anything. Just stating what was being done. They showed people living in historic old Mansions...real pretty ones. They also showed some more middle class areas where folks were refusing to leave. But that was after the gun portion of the story.

They showed the Nat'l Guards walking down the DRY streets in the old neighborhood. Typical Southern wide street with large trees and houses sitting farther back from the road. They said they had set up a "command post" in a local church. Had to leave a note because they couldn't locate the pastor. Then they talked to some of the guardsman who said it was weird doing this in America. One was named Fred Bible and he is part of the Oklahoma Nat'l Guard. Got my attention because I'm originally from Oklahoma and the name along with the church command post was interesting.

190 posted on 09/08/2005 4:54:47 PM PDT by TXBubba ( Democrats: If they don't abort you then they will tax you to death.)
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To: TXBubba
They said they had set up a "command post" in a local church. Had to leave a note because they couldn't locate the pastor. Then they talked to some of the guardsman who said it was weird doing this in America.

Goodness. It sounds like they are getting close to also ignoring the 3rd Amendment:

Article [III.]

No Soldier shall, in time of peace be quartered in any house, without the consent of the Owner, nor in time of war, but in a manner to be prescribed by law.

If they are using churches for command posts, I would be unsurprised to hear that they are also using private homes to quarter soldiers.

222 posted on 09/08/2005 5:13:36 PM PDT by snowsislander (NRA)
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