| From: | Justin Fang <justinf@****.CALTECH.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Re: State of emergency |
| Date: | Thu, 6 Mar 1997 23:47:46 -0800 |
>In message <199703060521.VAA01226@****.ugcs.caltech.edu>, Justin Fang
><justinf@****.CALTECH.EDU> writes
>>Yes, though she'd better have a good reason, and the Metroplex Guard won't
>>do too well against any real military force.
>THere aren't that many "real military forces" in Seattle that can cope
>with a mechanised brigade, mind you, which is what the Guard consists of
>according to SRII.
Well, the SRII also claims that "They are equipped with antiquated vehicles
and weapons that are outclassed by the various corporate security and
hireling police forces" (what, Lone Star has bigger guns??) and that they
have "uneven troop quality and morale." That being said, I'll agree with you
that it's a bad idea for a corp to mess with them; outdated equipment or
not, there's several hundred of them. Plus, as you mentioned, their friends.
Jaimie Nicholson wrote:
>>See SRII, page 272, under "Seattle's Metroplex Guard" for more details:
>>"The Guard can be activated by either the governor or by executive order of
>>the city council, though such action must be ratified by the city-state
>>Congress within 48 hours."
>No ratification would result in what? They all go home again? The Governor
>is impeached? Or both?
Oh, sorry. "Should the Congress disapprove of activation, the law provides
for strict penalties against those responsible for the abuse."
--
Justin Fang (justinf@****.caltech.edu)
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