Damn. Even your beloved Wikipedia govt-mouthpiece shouts openly about Rex 84. Everythings just fine and dandy in the US of A, oh, except for those "subversives" that might need to be rounded up from time to time:

Rex 84, short for Readiness Exercise 1984, was a plan by the United States federal government to test their ability to detain large numbers of American citizens in case of massive civil unrest or national emergency. Exercises similar to Rex 84 happen periodically.[1] Plans for roundups of persons in the United States in times of crisis are constructed during periods of increased political repression such as the Palmer Raids and the McCarthy Era. For example, from 1967 to 1971 the FBI kept a list of persons to be rounded up as subversive, dubbed the "ADEX" list.[2]...

...Rex 84 was mentioned during the Iran-Contra Hearings in 1987, and subsequently reported on by the Miami Herald on July 5th, 1987. [5]A number of websites and alternative publications that span the political spectrum have hypothesized upon the basic material about Rex 84, and in many cases hyperbolized it into a form of urban legend or conspiracy theory. Nonetheless, the basic facts about Rex 84 and other contingency planning readiness exercises--and the potential threat they pose to civil liberties if fully implemented in a real operation--are taken seriously by scholars and civil liberties activists.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_84

lol. They'd SURE like to debunk this as an "urban legend," but they can't because of congressman Jack Brooks of Texas, bless him:

Few, if any noticed what transpired during the Iran-Contra investigation before with Oliver North on the stand and congress all on TV. During the questions asked of Oliver North, which seemed smoothe enough, until one day a Representative by the name of Jack Brooks asked the following question:

"Colonel North, in your work at the N.S.C., were you not assigned, at one time, to work on plans for the continuity of government in the event of a major disaster?"

North's Counsel, Brendan Sulivan shouted "Mr. Chairman?"

Senator Daniel Inouye: "I believe that question touches upon a highly sensitive and classified area so may I request that you not touch upon that?"

Representative Brooks shot back: "I was particularly concerned, Mr. Chairman, because I read in Miami papers, and several others, that there had been a plan developed, by that same agency, a contingency plan in the event of emergency, that would suspend the American Constitution.

"And," Brooks continued, "I was deeply concerned about it and wondered if that was the area in which he had worked. I believe that it was and I wanted to get his confirmation."

Senator Inouye: "May I most respectfully request that that matter not be touched upon, at this state. If we wish to get into this, I'm certain arrangements can be made for an executive session."

(From the transcript of the Iran-Contragate hearings, July 13, 1987.)

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a37acc9007f81.htm

Video of the question and non-answer is at the link below. Fascinating...before the Brooks clip there's a thumbnail history of how FEMA has been changed from an "emergency" organization into a "repression of rights" organization:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4594384794934869193&q=jack+brooks+fema&hl=en

The "continuity of government" mentioned way back then is important because it was first implemented on September 11, 2001 by Dick Cheney, and we've been operating under it ever since (maybe...they won't say). But on 9-11, 200 bureaucrats were snatched up from here and there and flown to bunkers. Since then, this "shadow government" has been expanded in size (maybe...they won't say), and we're now ready for the suspension of the American Constitution that Jack Brooks was concerned about. I mean, look at that S.O.B. Ollie North flaunting the authority of an elected representative. Ollie North of death squad fame. So disgusting. He and Negroponte and their cohorts should be rotting in prison, not running things again.