Katrina Response Mismanagement

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

As it is a suspension of civil rights, I didn't think FEMA could make that call.

Perhaps that's because you think of FEMA as a disaster relief
organization, like a federal version of the Red Cross. That's far from the case. FEMA's primary mission is the continuation of civilian government during times of crisis. After all we can't have those uppity military types taking over can we now? Towards that goal FEMA has rights and powers that are downright scary. Civil rights hampering your efforts? No problem, toss them out. The Constitution proving to be an issue for you? Na! Suspend it and get on with what you want to do. FEMA gets a VERY free hand during a crisis oh and guess who gets to decided when it's a crisis? You guessed it. FEMA.