Quote Originally Posted by Zaknafien
its not that the president's never had that power before. its just he's reaffirming it now and adding powers to it. like taking control of all 3 branches of government, and the ability to federalize guard and reserve troops WITHOUT approval of state governors.
It doesn't read like a taking control of all three branches of government - that would be in direct violation of the constitution and would necessate a constitutional crisis, which congress and the judicial branch must act on.

The federalizing of guard troops and reserve troops has always been able to be done without state governor approval. It is rarely done - but the National Guard can be activated by the federal authority without any approval from the affected state.