[EAS] Authority to form State Emerg. Comm. Committees

[Richard Rudman]

My take: It may be more of a reverse turf battle. Neither FEMA or the FCC seem willing to deal head-on with a situation that is at its heart a local and state issue. However, just like roads that cross state lines, we are dealing with the EAS emergency lanes on virtual RF roads. 

The Interstate Commerce Commission does the road thing at the Federal level. Lest I get my head handed to me for suggesting further expansion of the Federal bureaucracy, I am NOT suggesting the creation of the Interstate Warning Commission.

:-)

Richard Rudman

On Mar 3, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Tom Taggart wrote:

> Next week's editorial on the BDR, Barry?
> 
> Agree with everything you say. I've seen this game before
> with state government--the administration sets up a
> committee, rounds up the "stakeholders" for input on some
> proposed legislation, then when the actual bill comes up
> it's clear that they just went ahead and did what they were
> going to do in the first place. When complaints are raised
> they then say "well, this is what we talked about in
> committee and you agreed to it" (or "we've already discussed
> this issue" if there has already been a round of screaming
> about the proposal).
>