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To: Lane3 who wrote (40)	9/11/2005 11:00:49 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2253

I have been thinking about it also. Somewhere this morning I came across the idea that while federalism is the most practical solution for a country the size and diversity of ours, a disaster the size of Katrina can point up the inherent problems in it. I am not inclined to turn over the control and power that accompanies more responsibility to the feds because of one serious failure in a rather unique area, but would prefer to examine why the current system failed. Separate from that, is the question of what plans were in place to deal with the ensuing crisis after the first response. Surely some of the money we poured into HS went into plans to house the homeless, feed the destitute, heal the sick, restore normalcy after a terrorist attack? Where were those plans? Instead we got "hasty and novel". (Still irks me.)

To: Lane3 who wrote (40)	9/11/2005 11:15:44 AM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to 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.