September 03, 2005

States Need Continued Flexibility to Respond Fast

Like many other states, Connecticut is deploying National Guard units to assist in Katrina relief efforts. Governor Rell: Governor Rell Announces Connecticut National Guard Sending Troops to Assist Gulf States; Thanks People of State for Enormous First-Day Outpouring of Relief Aid

Having a decentralized, distributed capacity with local control that can respond fast to disaster is of vital importance. The federal government is too big, slow and clueless about local needs to fit the bill, as its slow motion bureaucratic response to Katrina has demonstrated. Unintended Consequences: Reuters: POTUS Denies Anyone Knew, Despite Times-Picayune Published Studies that Levees Vulnerable

Unintended Consequences: NYT on "Coast 2050" and the Cost of Conceit

This is another reason to halt federal attempts to arrogate to itself state power over National Guard units. Connecticut Sues to Block Loss of National Guard Jets - New York Times

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Posted by dougsimpson at September 3, 2005 09:58 AM