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Old 06 Sep 2005, 10:03 am
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quote:Originally posted by satellite66
The Pres cannot order troops into an area without the request from the gov of the state. She refused to allow it. The first line of defense is the local and state government.
Seems to me Eisenhower did that in Little Rock to enforce desegragation.
This is beyond local level - it's overwhelming. I was going to say any idiot could grasp that, but apparently not George.
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