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> FEMA Don't forget, thanks to state rights, they have to be invited in.
by mhurron 13y ago
> FEMA
Don't forget, thanks to state rights, they have to be invited in.
- angersock 13y agoAnd this is bad why exactly?
- rdtsc 13y agoI could be bad if the state doesn't really have the best interest of its people as the top item on their agenda. I would think that would be pretty obvious...
- angersock 13y agoAnd what makes you think that that is the top item in the agenda of the federal government?
- rdtsc 13y agoDid I say it is? I said it could be. And given the influence of mining companies in the region, I say there is a high probability that is the case.
- ewoodrich 13y agoFEMA tends to respond in varying degrees to most disasters, following a suitable declaration of a state of emergency. It's a federal agency, with a very specific role, so not being the "top item" for the federal government is just a weak rhetorical argument.
- mhurron 13y agoWell for one, I could have sworn these were United States and one country. State rights makes it so they don't operate that way and the Federal Government of the people, by the people and for the people can't help the people without a request from another source in the same way they would offer aid to a foreign nation. This of course never leads to governments using this to play politics to be able to blame the Federal Government to make themselves look better, or the Federal Government look bad. No that would never happen.
- angersock 13y agoDo tell, how much does the average person in Austin, Texas have in common with somebody in Salt Lake City, Utah? How much do those people have in common with the average person in Oakland? States rights make it so that each state can dictate policy best suited and tuned for its own population--and so that it can be held more directly responsible by its populace.
- mhurron 13y agoIf you pull your head out of your ass, you'll see Americans aren't all that different and they need all the same aid as each other in a disaster. Hell, American's aren't all that different than Canadians, but apparently you believe people are different species because they live one one side of an imaginary line or another. The federal government isn't going to be dictating people in Austin all wear winter coats because it gets cold in Jeuno. But they are hindered in their ability to render aid to the very people they govern because each state acts like its own little country.
- chillzilla 13y agoOne thing they have in common is they all use water.
- anigbrowl 13y agoAs I happen to live in Oakland, I consider myself to have a great deal in common with people in the other places you mention. Sure, I have quite different political and religious views from the stereotypical resident of those places, but what we have in common outweighs that by far - about the same physical needs, vulnerabilities, degree of caring about family members etc. In any kind of disaster situation the basic needs of food, shelter, warmth, medical care, communications and so on vary little.
- moocowduckquack 13y agoDo tell, how much does the average person in Austin, Texas have in common with somebody in Salt Lake City, Utah? How much do those people have in common with the average person in Oakland? Well, they have a very similar need for clean water and unless chemistry varies wildly across state lines, some sort of coordinated response would seem sensible.
- rdtsc 13y agoInteresting. That is kind of dangerous. In a way corrupt politicians who are in bed with mining companies will probably try to delay or minimize exposure as much as possible and only act until it is too late. By that point a lot more people would be exposed to these chemicals. I also understand people mostly accept and support mining, as it is seen as the only real economic driver in the state. This might change that perspective, depending on how it is handled.
- jotm 13y agoFortunately, in this case they acted quickly, FEMA's already shipping water, and they're mobilizing the National Guard...