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pig · 12-01-2005, 02:27 PM

I think we should have plans ready for any pandemic, not just avian flu. I think it should be controlled by the CDC; I see no reason to plan for martial law at this point. I think the idea that the choice between 1. martial law and 2. doing nothing is simple strawman argumentation. Is there any proof or reason that the military would be more effective at enforcing an area-wide quarantine than local DHEC/police/CDC personel - in the event that a quarantine would be enforceable and efficienct to start with? I think CDC, NIH, etc should absolutely be thinking of countermeasures for any modern disease outbreak. I don't see any real reason to support martial law.

edit: more to the point of the OP, I think adding another domestic intelligence bureau is likely to waste tax dollars and add to bloated, inefficient government. I'm not sure that I think it's a bad idea to allow the FBI and CIA share information; only that they should have limits on what information they can collect in the first place. For that matter, I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to share that information with the military when relevant, under the same limitations as the content. The military should obviously have independent information analysts...I'm not sure I see the benefit of them having a huge redundant department.

12-01-2005, 02:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
pig pigglet pigglet Location: Locash	I think we should have plans ready for any pandemic, not just avian flu. I think it should be controlled by the CDC; I see no reason to plan for martial law at this point. I think the idea that the choice between 1. martial law and 2. doing nothing is simple strawman argumentation. Is there any proof or reason that the military would be more effective at enforcing an area-wide quarantine than local DHEC/police/CDC personel - in the event that a quarantine would be enforceable and efficienct to start with? I think CDC, NIH, etc should absolutely be thinking of countermeasures for any modern disease outbreak. I don't see any real reason to support martial law. edit: more to the point of the OP, I think adding another domestic intelligence bureau is likely to waste tax dollars and add to bloated, inefficient government. I'm not sure that I think it's a bad idea to allow the FBI and CIA share information; only that they should have limits on what information they can collect in the first place. For that matter, I don't see why they shouldn't be allowed to share that information with the military when relevant, under the same limitations as the content. The military should obviously have independent information analysts...I'm not sure I see the benefit of them having a huge redundant department. __________________ You don't love me, you just love my piggy style Last edited by pig; 12-01-2005 at 02:30 PM..