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Old 06-20-2008
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Re: What Is The Difference Between The Floods In Iowa And Floods In New Orleans?

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Originally Posted by Mrs. M View Post
The feds can't just walk in without state request. What high school did you go to????
I went to (and graduated) from a four-year university, which is why I know, among other things, that the Coast Guard is authorized to intervene in local disasters without state authorization, that the US govt. is allowed to provide technical assistance without state authorization, and on top of that,

that the Bush administration has never had a reputation of obeying laws, certainly not ones that it felt would only inconvenience it in the pursuit of an objective, and last but not least, that it's very unlikely the state of LA would've

raised a Posse Comitatus objection had the feds offered immediate assistance, given the scope of the disaster. Hello, obvious

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The stadium could very well have been an adequate shelter
Uh, right. . .

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At the New Orleans' Superdome stadium, refugees describe piles of faeces, knee-high, after the toilets overflowed and people were forced to relieve themselves on staircases.

BBC NEWS | Americas | Refugees tell tales of horror
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Common sense and past experience
Has taught me that there are people in the world who sometimes fail to do any research before arguing a position.
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