What did Philly do? I mean, we’re annoying sure, but well, at least let me know first so I can move.

They can’t. That is one of the enumerated powers expressly given to Congress by the Constitution. Which makes this new proposed AZ law even more ridiculous than the first one.”

Perhaps they feel that since Congress has blown off being restricted by the enumerated powers in the Constitution, the states can ignore it also. Why is either of them ridiculous? What would you suggest the folks living on the border do, if the feds refuse to do anything? And anyone who says this is part of anti-immigration, concedes the argument. Anti ILLEGAL immigration, yes.

If being the children of migrants makes your citizenship unconstitutional then, to ensure consistently, the bill should retrospectively strip citizenship from anyone in Arizona whose ancestors entered the US after indepedence. Those people were migrants (and almost all of whose legal status would be questionable if explored in the detail Arizona are going into) and so their children, grandchildren etc. are illegal aliens.

The sad downside is that that would mean a good proportion of the Arizona state legislature needing to be marched out and deported immediately the bill is signed, but it’s a small price to pay for constitutional consistency.

I’ve seen breakdowns in ics and great incident commanders incorporate bystanders and non-standard resources into rescues. I try not to monday morning quarterback and second guess people, but this doesn’t sound good…

As for where to find professionals for urban flood rescues the fire department is the most likely place, as rescue is part of their job to begin with, and CERT volunteers and others could certainly be trained in various rescue skills except there are too many entrenched powers that be who won’t allow it.

In wilderness environments, most river guides I know of are trained in wilderness EMT, swiftwater rescue and other skills they may need. ICS (or whatever it is known as now) came out of western wildland fire management a

1. Never name a terrorist or terrorist organization. They would all be called “Charlies”.

2. Never give publicity to their goals.

3. Always give a comic twist to reporting on terrorism. Example, a news report on an operation in which a terrorist shot a very young witness: “Why did the Charlie shoot a baby girl?” “She was almost three, she knew too much.”

In the 70′s the funniest terrorism ever got was when Squeaky Fromm smuggled a pistol within easy range of the President, but apparently didn’t know how to release the safety. It’s so much easier to make fun of the underwear bomber. “Nah, he just wanted to try a wienie roast. With his own wienie.”

But getting the media to cooperate these days???

•The case for calling terrorists nitwits.

No way. We’ve spent a trillion dollars, killed hundreds of thousands of people, and taken away a long list of freedoms fighting these terrorists. If they aren’t brilliant, then our government has lied to us for their own gain.

(cricket noise)

Although, I have to admit, since the U.S. apparently feels compelled to make enemies out of as many foreign powers as it possibly can, protecting Israel certainly makes that easier.

Dave,
I cannot believe you have anything less than unquestioning support for Israel. Surely, they will be kicking you out of America.

It is time for Israel to stand on its own as a viable country. If it cannot, then everyone needs to do one of two things:
1. Accept that the Brittish Mandate was moronic (it was) and move out.
2. Make Israel the 51st state of America (because nothing makes sense these days, so why the hell not).

Here’s a recipe for disaster: Invite 2 million Muslims to move into downtown Philly and take (by E.D.) all the land. No, this isn’t an exact analogy because how Israel was formed was even more offensive.

Love Jews. Hate Israel. Not a hard concept.

‘Police have no business being involved in swiftwater rescue in the first place. They should leave it to professionals like river guides who actually know what they are doing on the water.’

so… ‘where do you find ‘professionals’ in subdivision flash floods? mass casualty incidents?

I’m a rescue tech with a fire department- most water rescues resolve themselves before govt rescue ever arrives, BUT competent chains of command are what makes rescues run smoothly. Bystanders bust the chain of command. You create multiple victims, distractions, etc.

Having said that, if I was on vacation and the rescuing entity wasn’t competent, I’d grab the girl.

So, I’m a bit mixed on this.

Now, where the hell’s Fluffy?