Bending the Third Rail
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Friday, March 31, 2006
I Love Rainbows

They can't.

They simply can't eliminate those really pretty colors. The country will go into shock! How will we know when to react to a threat?

I ... I ... won't know when to go buy duct tape!

A bipartisan push on Capitol Hill to strip the hue from the government's color-coded terrorist alert system is gaining momentum.

A package of legislation moving through the House eliminates the Department of Homeland Security's use of colors to change the threat level, and calls for more specific threat information to be shared with the private sector and local governments.

"The color code doesn't provide any information to people, what it does is foster a climate of anxiety without giving useful information to people," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, California Democrat, who worked with Rep. Rob Simmons, Connecticut Republican, on the legislation.

"It's not a proper way to give a nationwide response to actual threats."
Written at 9:08 AM by Greyhair.
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Blogger Lynne said...
Well, thank God they are finally talking about something important up there.
10:19 AM  
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