This makes sense considering the reports of Representatives being threatened with national martial law if they failed to vote for the bail out plan.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=HaG9d_4zij8Rep Brad Sherman appeared to have a hard time believing this as well.
The US government would be highly incompetent to say the least if they did not have contingency plans for a complete financial banking collapse and all that entailed. There is bound to be something like this floating about. I wouldn't dismiss this report so quickly.