MS and AL are not having the same problems that NOLA is having... Why? Because the state governments in MS and AL had a plan, enacted it, requested help, and coordinated efforts...
So - we should destroy the COnstitution??? Are you advocating that the federal government should ignore the Constitution when it suits them?
No. I am advocating common sense. When American lives are in danger, we should use every effort to save them regardless of which level of government it comes from.