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December 22, 2011 By Alex Vassar

Disaster Governor follow-up

John Ellis from the Fresno Bee has written an article about our recent post about Earl Smittcamp and the office of Disaster Acting Governor…

December 21, 2011
Fresno Bee;
Gov. Earl Smittcamp? If the disaster was big enough, it could happen
“Earlier this month, the One Voter Project had a blog about the position of “Disaster Acting Governor.” The blog by Alex Vassar notes that the position was created by law in the 1950s, which was at the height of the Cold War — when nuclear war seemed a very real possibility.”

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