The CDC and/or FEMA having emergency powers during pandemics beyond what might be expected was something of a sci-fi trope for years. I guess there was some ke

The CDC and/or FEMA having emergency powers during pandemics beyond what might be expected was something of a sci-fi trope for years. I guess there was some kernel of truth to that premise. Example from the sci-fi game Deus Ex: > Informed Guard: Executive Order 10990. It lets us take over all modes of transportation. > New Guard: FEMA can do that? > Informed Guard: If the President declares an emergency. Executive Order 10995. We can take over the media. > New Guard: All of it? > Informed Guard: Any at all. Executive Order 10997. We can take command of natural resources. > New Guard: So it's all legal. > Informed Guard: The National Security Act also falls under our umbrella. And the Defense Production Act. If he plays his cards right, Walton Simons can pull off a bloodless coup.