I remember the few days after 9/11, given another attack on US soil it could give POTUS the power to do almost anything if he felt it was a danger to himself, America or to prevent riots and hysteria.
Obama is already placing troops across the country quietly right now.
Bet they make great targets when they smile in the moonlight .
For the moment, Zero can't order troops to spit let alone deploy them anywhere. Only the CiC can do that, and he won't hold the title until January.