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Politics : A Neutral Corner

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To: Lane3 who wrote (40)	9/11/2005 11:15:44 AM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (2) of 2253

Considering the immediate political posturing (on all sides) we witnessed while this disaster was occurring, I'm not sure that the idea of locals going direct would be productive. Who would define "reliable?" What is a critical mass of calls for assistance? Would a change such as this encourage states and localities to abnegate their responsibilities and leave everything up to the federal government, no matter how "minor" the disaster? It would save them lots of money, if they did, and I can envision cash-strapped local governments everywhere doing exactly that.

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