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If the concern is that the concentration of power in DC could be eliminated in one feld swoop, and the objective is to provide a contingency in this instance, then the "constitutional" contingency is to restore power back to the states.

I think the Constitutional contingency of returning power to the States - of which you speak is what you would "wish" were the case. Not what the Constitution implies. If the Constitution says this is the case, then I'd love to be proven wrong and will "go to school"

Indeed it is a leap, Elected officials, turning complete rule over to non-elected offials.

Again, "complete rule"....this is not the case...elected representative in our Republic are delegating power "in event of catastophic emergency" and it would obviously be on an interim basis until effective Republican government could be restored.

I think this is a great debate. Wish I could hang but work to finish and swimming lessons for the kids. Here's a Plan, Ill stop calling you guys "Black Helicopter crowd" if you dont call us "govt lovers". (Believe me, nothing could be futher from the truth)

Back at 7 for any further debate

elected representative in our Republic are delegating power "in event of catastophic emergency" and it would obviously be on an interim basis until effective Republican government could be restored.

What a lot of people here are worried about, is that it's not obviously temporary.

Someone else mentioned letting the State governments run things. Fine by me, but which one of the 50 State governors gets to order the U.S. armed forces around? Or do they have a conference call and argue endlessly about what orders to issue to the CINCs? Unity of command is essential, and we'll need unity of command when our military counter-attacks.