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Only 60 people worldwide died from it in the past two years and that is the justification? Or perhaps this is a rope-a-dope play to get Congress to declare that the NG is the governor's responsibility and they will be the ones to call them into service just like Gov. Blank-o did ... er, did not ... uh, oh ... I see.

If kept at the state level you could expect to see a Gov. deploy their troops at their state lines, the ACLU to file an emergency Commerce Clause appeal, and meanwhile the Prez will nationalize the troops. What a mess!

It is healthy to have the discussion but I am not comfortable giving blanket authority to the President. It's better to have a path available so a Governor can request Federal support, but it must come from the state and not be imposed by a President no matter how well intentioned.

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For your reading pleasure. H5N1

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