Emergency Powers of the Executive: The President's Authority When All Hell Breaks Loose pg 278-279 ...the Constitution provides the ―power [to] the executive branch of the government to preserve order and insure the public safety in times of emergency, For example, in the rare instance where a state refuses to send in military forces to address an emergency, such as a revolt by the populace or a terrifying health quarantine, the President must realize his authority to act in these situations. No governmental interest is more compelling than the security of the nation. It is also expressed during these scenarios that ―the President should not report to Congress or, indeed, to anyone else. According to Justice Story, ―[i]t may be fit and proper for the government, in the exercise of the high discretion confided to the executive, for great public purposes, to act on a sudden emergency, or to prevent an irreparable mischief, by summary measures, which are not found in the text of the laws Presidential authority may be expanded during such times of emergency.  https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=jlh