What Congress Owes New York

New York Times ^ | 4/24/03 | JASON MAZZONE

[kcvl]

Ummm...I don't hear anyone else asking for the rest of the country to pay their bills for security.

[spny]

Other than the DC area (where, I believe, federal funds are already being used for security), what other areas of the country have been the target of terrorist attacks?

[general_re]

So let's title this piece "What the other 49 states owe New York."

Along with those of us in one of the 57 counties not a part of NYC. Upstate versus downstate is a sore subject around here ;)

[kcvl]

If you think the rest of the country has not been a target then you are sadly mistaken. The other attempts at hijacking were stopped in other areas of the country such as Dallas, Tx., Shreveport, La., etc.

New York is not the only state affected by terrorists. How much money is enough for New York to be protected? Besides, does Bloomberg consider upstate New York part of New York or is this for New York City only?

[Aric2000]

Sorry New York, this was NOT an invasion, the constitution doesn't cover you.

YOUR militia should cover you, that's right, you don't have a militia, you took away your citizens guns.

Sorry New York, YOU ARE SOL, Congress owes you nothing, the constitution guarantees you nothing.

DEAL WITH IT!!

[Joy Angela]

"Chelsea Victoria" Clinton =

"Shall-see Victory"

All in Mama's Plan

[tahiti]

I agree.

[The Wizard]

as long as a clinton is a senator, we owe NY nothing

[meyer]

"...shall protect each of [the states] against Invasion..."

Does it really say each of "the states" or did the author include those words to support the premise?

Furthermore, if it does say "each of the states", then shouldn't all states get their share, in direct proportion to the tax money they give to the fed in the first place?

[meyer]

I should help pay for the security of New York because?

...because you still have a portion of your paycheck left over after taxes. :^)

[meyer]

"Operation Atlas, New York City's plan to protect itself from terrorist attacks,

Make a plan, then expect someone else to pay for it - Sounds like Democrats in action alright !

Exactly - they make the plan first, then ask for the freebies. Perhaps if they wanted federal help, they should have asked the fed for a plan. Actually, the fed already has a plan - the military stands by to respond to any attack regardless of which state it occurs in. That is the plan that we all share; New York deserves neither more nor less than the rest of us.

I'm certainly not willing to pay the police OT in New York. If people don't feel safe there, they can move.

[kcvl]

lol!

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

Well when they send Texas some border guards, we'll listen to their problems about terrorist.