Several governors are fuming over a Bush administration suggestion that the active military take a greater role in disaster response, calling it an attempt to usurp state authority over National Guard units ... "I'm going to stand up among a bunch of elected governors and say, 'Are we going to allow the military without a shot being fired to effectively do an end-run coup on civilian government? Are we going to allow that?'" [Montana Gov. Brian] Schweitzer said. "We're going to have a little civics lesson for some leaders who are apparently out of touch in the military." |
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