MILITARY ~ Honor, Duty, Country

[al44]

agreed the president has had the right to use the NG under circumstances provided by law. What was done last year was to expand those circumstances to include possible tasks normally done by civil police and NG under control of the governors to include use under those same conditions under federal control. It's kind of like an old states rights battle from 2 centuries ago. Right or wrong? I don't know. I'm sure credible arguements could be made for either side of the arguement. I guess time and the next natural disaster will tell the tale. In all actuality if I were ever in a situation needing to be plucked from a raging river, or rescued from a hostage situation, or pulled from a burning building, I wouldn't really care if the hand that saved me was a civilian, NG, or regular army.

.......al