Well, just when you thought you hit the bottom of the barrel, lo and behold, there's awhole other barrel under it. I am refering to NorthCom's "civil assistance plan", signed in february of 2008.
http://www.northcom.mil/News/2008/021408.html
 While one cannot really disagrea it would be handy to have an extra hand durring an overwhelming disaster, one cannot also help but wonder what else this could lead to. The text of this agreament is not publicly released and this was never even put before congress.
  From out of Maine come's this. As the head of Maine’s Emergency Management system, General Libby was then admittedly made aware of the CAP shortly after his Maine Emergency Management State Director, Robert McAleer alerted him to it - at least fourteen days after it had been signed.
“Neither the governor, nor I were included in the discussions of the plan, or even aware of it” said Libby, who is the highest-ranking military officer in Maine. “Not that I think NORTHCOM has to come to us for approval, but it would have been nice to at least been included in the discussion of the plan. It certainly wasn’t appreciated at the State level that we were left out.” He also indicated that it was likely most of the other State governors and their adjutant generals were out of the loop, as well...."
Entire article:
http://www.vivelecanada.ca/forums/security-defence-military-f114/more-news-on-civil-assistance-plan-t62601.html
If nothing else, if you sit there and are moved by nothing else, this should make your blood boil. Call, complain, yell, write and email your elected officials. DEMAND they publicly stand against this and other such things. It is your country, your state, demand it back.