Pentagon Unilaterally Grants Itself Authority Over ‘Civil Disturbances'

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11. Here's what appears to be the gist of it. Authorizes local commanders to take action without orders

in the event of emergencies:

g. Federal military commanders, Heads of DoD Components, and/or responsible DoDcivilian officials (hereafter referred to collectively as “DoD officials”) have IMMEDIATERESPONSE AUTHORITY as described in this Directive. In response to a request for assistancefrom a civil authority, under imminently serious conditions and if time does not permit approvalfrom higher authority, DoD officials may provide an immediate response by temporarilyemploying the resources under their control, subject to any supplemental direction provided byhigher headquarters, to save lives, prevent human suffering, or mitigate great property damagewithin the United States. Immediate response authority does not permit actions that wouldsubject civilians to the use of military power that is regulatory, prescriptive, proscriptive, or compulsory.

I guess this, like anything, can be misconstrued, but the last sentence seems to suggest that any 2nd Lieutenant can't declare martial law and issue orders to civilians to do stuff they don't want to.