Federalism Part Two
People who complain about "the government" fail to make the distinction between federal, state, and local government. Here's a story about the National Guard:
As we entered the center of the City, we finally encountered the National Guard.
The Guards told us we would not be allowed into the Superdome as the City’s primary shelter had been descended into a humanitarian and health hellhole. The guards further told us that the City’s only other shelter, the Convention Center, was also descending into chaos and squalor and that the police were not allowing anyone else in. Quite naturally, we asked, “If we can’t go to the only 2 shelters in the City, what was our alternative?” The guards told us that that was our problem, and no they did not have extra water to give to us.
(source: A Political Misery)
And who heads the Louisiana National Guard? Guess.
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