Katrina Coverage

The president was not originally intended to have anywhere near the powers that position currently has, and it looks like Bush is trying to take advantage of Katrina to grab even more power, and power of the dangerous kind.
On Monday Sep. 12 he:
urged Congress to examine whether the White House needs stronger powers to deal with catastrophes like Hurricane Katrina.
Bush's backing for the congressional inquiry raised the possibility that lawmakers might expand presidential authority to:
* Order mandatory civilian evacuations
* Dispatch U.S.-based armed forces for emergency search-and-rescue operations
* Grant wider leeway for active-duty U.S. military personnel to carry out law enforcement operations.
Then, from Bush's Katrina speech:
It is now clear that a challenge on this scale requires greater federal authority and a broader role for the armed forces - the institution of our government most capable of massive logistical operations on a moment's notice.
For the sake of the republic, no.