[judicial meanz]

The General is a political appointee of the Governor, and has some oversight when units are activated.

However, when the units are on federal duty, they are under the command and control of the regular Army, and the US Government officials until they are returned to state duty and demobilized. After demobilization, they return to state government control.

Believe me, a call to a good republican senator or congressman will get amazing results in no time flat!

[Madame Dufarge]

Believe me, a call to a good republican senator or congressman will get amazing results in no time flat!

Yes, but all we have are Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins.

I am completely over the top outraged about this!

A letter to Snowe or Collins, if they bother to respond at all, will result in the most plain vanilla, generic response possible. Trust me, I know. None of your points are addressed, except to express their opposition or "moderate" view on them.

Not that that's going to stop me from writing anyway.