Bush: Use Guard to Protect Airports(Federalizing Airport Security)

Yahoo ^ | 9/27/2001 | SCOTT LINDLAW

[Lady In Blue]

The Battle Hymn of The Republicis an absolutely great and inspiring hymn! I just love it! I can't think of a better song to have been song.

[VietVet]

I would like to raise a completely different question, one which does not seem to have occured to any of the prior posters:

Where are all these National Guardsmen for airport security going to come from?

In my state, the Guard was *already* scheduled to be called up, about 6000 out of 8000 of them, for duty in Bosnia and Kuwait, in October. That doesn't leave a lot of them at home for airport security, not to mention the possible need for water supply security, bridge and tunnel security, disaster relief services, and civil disturbance duty (what with all the talk about "peace demonstrations").

[Aurelius]

I thoroughly agree it is beautiful and moving. Unfortunately it served an ignoble cause, and that cannot and should not be forgatten.

[Aurelius]

We can be one country again when it is generally recognized and acknowledged that in 1861 the Lincoln administration acted illegitimately when it agressed against the Confederacy to reverse the legitimate seccession of the seven states of the deep south. Until that happens, the "United States" is based on a lie and there are many in the south who will not forget. Playing the BHOR, beautiful and inspiring though it might be if it had not served such an ignoble cause, only pours salt in the wound.

[sinkspur]

Until that happens, the "United States" is based on a lie and there are many in the south who will not forget. Playing the BHOR, beautiful and inspiring though it might be if it had not served such an ignoble cause, only pours salt in the wound.

You remind me of one of my college profs, Dr. Melvin Bradford, who always thought the South would rise again.

Nursing a grudge over slavery is a miserable way to go the grave.

[Aurelius]

You know very well it has nothing to do with slavery. It is disingenuous of you to pretend that it does, and you know it. Slavery was an evil from which the entire country profited and for which the entire country was guilty. Because the actual practice of slavery was limited to the southern states and even though seccession may have to some degree been motivated by the (erroneously) perceived threat to the continuation of slavery from Lincoln's election, the Northern suppression of seccession was still illegitimate. Acknowledgement of that fact could be at least a beginning of healing of the horrible fissure in the country that Lincoln created. But as long as the lie (legitimacy of the war of aggression) persists, there can be no final healing.

[sinkspur]

But as long as the lie (legitimacy of the war of aggression) persists, there can be no final healing.

Well, don't hold your breath.

Do you hold a grudge against your wife like this?

Sheesh!!!

[ReaganCowboy]

These Guardsmen are serving in a title 32 status, which means that they are under the command and control of the governor. Posse Comitatus most certainly applies -- but not to state military forces working under state control. You ought to be glad that this use of National Guard is being paid for by the federal government, in order to give a somewhat uniform federal program.

I repeat, these Guardsmen are working in a title 32 status, paid for by the fed but most assuredly under the command and control of the governor. There is no violation of posse comitatus.

[Aurelius]

It is damaging to the whoie country to hold onto a lie, but it is not the south that holds onto the lie, except maybe for a few traitorous yankee arse-kissers, or some of our resident yankee carpet-baggers. The south is not the guilty party in this. If truth is valued. then the truth should be exposed. You again indulge in ad hominem in suggesting that I hold a grudge. I don't hold a grudge, I was pointing out the damage that your side does to itself by its denial of the truth.

[sinkspur]

I was pointing out the damage that your side does to itself by its denial of the truth.

I don't have a "side."

I'm just amazed that you're nursing anger over something that's been over for 150 years.

As I said, you better reconcile this in your own head, because nobody's going to apologize for anything.

BTW, I'm from Texas, and have lived in the "south" my entire life.

[Torie]

I'm from Texas, and have lived in the "south" my entire life.

I know you are old enough to remember that LBJ told us that Texas was a Western state, not a Southern state. LOL. Of course LBJ was the most pathelogical liar there was that ever held the office of POTUS until he recently slipped into the number 2 spot. Cheers.

[Aurelius]

I am not nursing anger, I have nothing to reconcile "in my head" and I am not a southerner. You are wrong on every count. I am trying to point out that old lies should be exposed as lies and put behind us. That is what you seem to want to resist, as a Texan I can't understand why you would.

[CJinVA]

The problem is that the FAA thinks that their mission is to ensure "the bottom line" for the airlines. Profit/Loss should not be part of the security equation.

(or is it assure? I always get those two mixed up)