Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself authority over "Civil Disturbances" - can over ride Mayor / Governor etc.

Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself Authority Over ‘Civil Disturbances’

The lines blurred even further Monday as a new dynamic was introduced to the militarization of domestic law enforcement. By making a few subtle changes to a regulation in the U.S. Code titled“Defense Support of Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies” the military has quietly granted itself the ability to police the streets without obtaining prior local or state consent, upending a precedent that has been in place for more than two centuries. 

Bruce Afran, a civil liberties attorney and constitutional law professor at Rutgers University, calls the rule, “a wanton power grab by the military,” and says, “It’s quite shocking actually because it violates the long-standing presumption that the military is under civilian control.” 

http://www.longislandpress.com/2013/05/14/u-s-military-power-grab-goes-into-effect/

The above article should be read in conjunction with this one :- 

"Obama gives himself Control over All Communications..." - 
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023202212