[Peach]

So the federal government can call state troops to go to Iraq, but how dare the state call up a federal agency to help the state?

The governor of each state has got to, by LAW, request federal troops. How can you not know this? And the Governor did not do that for a VERY long time. She has admitted, on camera, that she was late doing that and regrets it.

[maggief]

Hearing in (10 minute?) recess.

Listening via C-SPAN radio:

http://www.cspan.org/

(scroll down)

[dfwgator]

So the federal government can call state troops to go to Iraq, but how dare the state call up a federal agency to help the state? The governor of each state has got to, by LAW, request federal troops. How can you not know this? And the Governor did not do that for a VERY long time. She has admitted, on camera, that she was late doing that and regrets it.

If NG troops are requested to go to Iraq by the Feds, does not the governor need to approve the request?