[Natural Born 54]

I wrote this post in another discussion the other day about the Council of Governors:

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Friday, April 30, 2010 4:31:35 PM · 62 of 89
Natural Born 54 to Sub-Driver; Windflier

Perry is not on Obama’s “Council of Governors,” is he?

MEMBERS:
Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry
Vermont Gov. James H. Douglas
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire
Arizona Gov. Janice K. Brewer
Puerto Rico Gov. Luis G. Fortuño
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell
Missouri Gov. Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley
North Carolina Gov. Beverly Eaves Perdue
South Dakota Gov. Michael Rounds

Notice that Gov. Brewer of Arizona is. Hmmmm. It is also interesting that he appointed the Govs of S. Dakota, N. Carolina, Virginia and Oklahoma.

Freedom In The 50 States: An index of personal and economic freedom. (http://www.statepolicyindex.com/?page_id=143)
It was authored by William Ruger and Jason Sorens of the Mercatus Center of George Mason University.(hat tip on this link to Windflier)

The states with the best freedom rating in this study are:

TX, AZ, CO, ID, ND, SD, MO, TN, VA, NH (Oklahoma is close behind in the 2nd of 5 quintiles)

The Governor’s Council is comprised of 5 Republicans and 5 Dems. Look at the overlap in the Govs’ Council of Republicans and the list of states with the most freedom. BO chose the Govs of some of the most conservative of Republican run states. Looks like he didn’t find it necessary to include Perry the rino. Hmmmmm.

The short description of what this gov appointment is about is stated as: “The council will help coordinate state and federal efforts pertaining to the National Guard, homeland defense and civil support activities.”

CFP had an interesting viewpoint on it when BO created it here:

http://www.canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/18890

This is also a good reference:

http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin562.htm

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What do you think?

The Feds can dismantle all they want, but if a state decides it’s not playing, what are the Feds going to do? An armed citizenry is a major deterrent. The Feds can’t win that one. BTW, do you have a link that says the Feds now control the National Guard and the state can’t call them up? Can’t imagine some of those governors going along with that one.

[Outlaw Woman]

Very interesting. I will have to dig a bit on the national guard. I just read the other day that McCain had asked DC to put the National Guard on the AZ border. The writer of that article was pondering that fact and then realized that the NG was now under Fed control. Like I said it will take a bit of digging so bear with me.

Regarding the 'armed' citizenry...while you are correct that it is a deterrant, the groundwork for confiscation is already in progress. The UN small arms control treaty was signed by the U.S. reversing George Bush's position (he wouldn't sign it). In that bill there are provisions regarding 'small arms' and the control of them. It has been ballied about that it is for the purpose of getting guns from the drug traffickers but really, we know that its purpose is to disarm Americans. We are definitely a thorn.