Please thank this man!
St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis shows Gov. Jindal and a host of other state and local officials how the Principals of ’98 (interposition) can be implemented if only they can find the courage to challenge the perceived omnipotence of the federal government.
“Simmering distrust on the oil-coated Louisiana coast boiled over Thursday as local officials in coastal parishes mounted an effort to stop the Coast Guard from moving protective boom and other equipment out of the way of an advancing tropical storm.
“St. Tammany Parish President Kevin Davis issued an executive order prohibiting the movement of any protective equipment without parish consent, said Suzanne Parsons, Davis’s spokeswoman.
“She said Davis spoke with Coast Guard Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, the on-scene incident commander for the oil spill, on Thursday. “We have no confidence in what is going to happen,” she said. “We are going to have oil in the lake.”
“Parsons said Davis’ order carries the power of arrest and prosecution.”
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/07/22/1742990/parishes-move-to-block-movement.html
Please give Mr. Davis a call or send him an e-mail thanking him for choosing to stand with his parish’s citizens rather than cowing obediently to the federal technocrats.
(985) 898-2362
(985) 898-5237 Fax
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