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monaghan@cac.washington.edu (Tracy Monaghan ) writes:

> FEMA, judging by their 'success' after hurricane Andrew, should not be any
> worry.
> 
     FEMA's job is not about hurricanes or other natural disasters.  That 
is a minor secondary point at best.  When such a disaster occures they 
usually just send a rep or two to hand over a check.  That's if they show 
up at all.  There real concern is act's of war and the like.  And yes 
they are something to worry about.

> BTW, before and during the civil war, Lincoln suspended the writ of
> habeous corpus, arresting some (most) of Maryland's legislature so they
> couldn't vote for secession, commadeered the telegraphs, preventing
> newspapers from sending/receiving information.  Several court challenges
> went against him, which he ignored and continued the suspend various
> constitutional rights.
> 
> Look waht Nixon did on the "Saturday night masscre", of course, he was
> eventually caught. :)
> 

     Like many of the great myths we were taught in school Lincoln was 
not all he was made out to be.  He certainly was not the great president 
he is made out to be.  President Lincoln started the great tradition of 
trampling on the constitution.  His administration changed the way the US 
was referenced to.  Prior to this it was the united states of America (
as a descriptive phrase ).  After the civil war it became United States 
of America ( as a proper name ).  
 
     As for Nixon look up Executive order 11490 some time for a real 
chill.  Nixon was the one who signed it.  It's really scarry to see the 
power he gave himself.  Luckily he didn't try to use it.

     Ken Wood



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