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galileoreloaded Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 01:08 AM
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Now WE want to build $180 million worth of "emergency" camps on military installations??
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http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-645

HR 645 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 645

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 22, 2009

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish national emergency centers on military installations.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ‘National Emergency Centers Establishment Act’.

SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY CENTERS.
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snot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 01:24 AM
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1. Why is the MILITARY to be tasked with meeting these purported needs --
Edited on Wed Jan-28-09 01:25 AM by snot
all of which might better be met by other agencies.
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dansolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 03:29 AM
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5. Because then all the work can be redirected to Halliburton
Who do you think gets all the contracts for building all of those military facilities?
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Thothmes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 07:07 AM
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7. Because the centers are to be on military bases?
what other Fed agency has large property holdings in almost every State. What other agency has the organization or infrastructre to support the requirements?
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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 02:50 AM
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2. 'We' .... sometimes the most carelessly used word ....
Along with 'they' and 'them' ....
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Wiley50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 03:24 AM
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3. That prepper guy posted that on Estimated Prophet's thread
I glanced at it and thought it was the KBR detention camp story from 2 years ago

But WOW, this is NEW
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Lucian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 03:28 AM
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4. What the hell are "emergency camps"?
Is that another word for prisons in case of rioting?
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-28-09 04:07 AM
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6. no "we" don't. n/t
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