Originally Posted By: Driftin'

Question: So what happens to the Constitutional government when a state of national emergency is declared?



Quote:
The presidential directive says that, when the president considers an emergency to have occurred, an "Enduring Constitutional Government" comprising "a cooperative effort among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the Federal Government, coordinated by the President," will take the place of the nation's regular government.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSPD-51

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_84


Here is a list of other stuff


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Garden_Plot

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_Cooperation_with_Civilian_Law_Enforcement_Agencies_Act

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posse_Comitatus_Act