As corrupted as the existing political infrustructure is, if contigency power were restored to state governements, at least those holding power would be elected officials. ;^ )
I agree, in times of emergency we should gather up all the key players, put them all in one building and announce the location of that building hourly so that nobody thinks we are trying to surreptitiously violate their rights.
139 posted on 03/01/2002 9:27:40 AM PST by jwalsh07