If the federal government thinks this is such a dandy idea, why didn't they do it legally by declaring martial law?
If the federal government thinks this is such a dandy idea, why didn't they do it legally by declaring martial law?
It is extremely doubtful that the feds could constitutionally justify martial law in this situation.
What makes you think it's the feds doing it, or that it would be legal if martial law, which isn't mentioned in the Constitution, were declared?
Mandatory evactuations are legal, confiscating arms is not.