[Michael Goldsberry]

The Myth of Posse Comitatus

"Under both the statutory and constitutional exceptions that have permitted the use of the military in law enforcement since 1980, the president has ample authority to employ the military in homeland defense against the threat of weapons of mass destruction in terrorist hands.

[easonc52]

the president has ample authority to employ the military in homeland defense against the threat of weapons of mass destruction in terrorist hands.

So Mother Nature (or Katrina) would have to be declared a terrorist?