I just got done reading the entire Stafford Act, as well as other laws. Here's the skinny: Bush never needed Governor Blanco's nor Mayor Nagin's consent to do [b]ANYTHING[/b] in New Orleans. Posse Comitatus Act of 1878: Basically says that the Army, Navy, Air Force, etc. cannot be used to police a city "except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress" As it's been explained to me, the NG operates under the Governor's control if they're used domestically, unless they're federalized (however...