I just asked my congressman in the 17th Dist. of Texas if the Constitution had been overthrown without our knowledge.

The following was sent to me by Keonigs In'tl News Service; let me know your reaction:MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE
: SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY
: GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND
: HUMAN SERVICES THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION THE SECRETARY OF
: ENERGY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADMINISTRATOR,
: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
: BUDGET DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR, FEDERAL EMERGENCY
: MANAGEMENT AGENCY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
: AFFAIRS ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY UNDER

: SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF
: STAFF DIRECTOR, FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DIRECTOR, UNITED
: STATES SECRET SERVICE
:
: SUBJECT: Designation of the Attorney General as the Lead Official
: for the Emergency Response Assistance Program Under Sections 1412
: and 1415 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
: 1997 (Public Law 104-201) (the "Act") Under sections 1412(a) and
: 1415(a) of the Act, the Secretary of Defense is responsible for
: implementing the Emergency Response Assistance Program, commonly
: known as the "Domestic Preparedness Program," to provide civilian
: personnel of Federal, State, and local agencies with training and
: expert advice regarding emergency responses to a use or threatened
: use of a weapon of mass destruction or related materials, and for
: testing and improving the responses of such agencies to emergencies
: involving chemical or biological weapons and related materials.
:
: Under the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
: of the United States, including sections 1412(a)(2) and 1415(d)(1)
: of the Act, I designate the Attorney General to replace the
: Secretary of Defense as the lead Federal official with
: responsibility for carrying out these programs.
:
: These designations are effective October 1, 2000, and constitute
: designations pursuant to sections 1412(a)(2) and 1415(d)(1) of the
: Act. The Attorney General is authorized and directed to publish
: this memorandum in the Federal Register.
:
: William J. Clinton