PROJECTION ALERT!!!

If Clinton had tried it, most of the liberal base would have supported him.

If Bush tries it, conservatives will scream louder than the liberals.

Habeas Corpus is being rapidly pushed under the rug in this country. See the articles about "only 50 or so" people being held for almost 2 years without any criminal charges being pressed and no access to lawyers or family (American citizens, no less!). The Patriot act I and II are truly orwellian if you take the time to really dig thru and read them. FEMA regulations have been in place for decades. Most media outlets gloss over the news so much (which is mostly spin nowadays anyway) it's hard to really know whats going on.
Which is why I like FreeRepublic so much. (BTW, I'm glad I'm getting response to this!) ;)
I wouldn't put it past GWB to attempt something like this. Think about it, if there WERE some sort of national emergency like 9/11 again, he would put military personnel into a domestic arena to manage the situation (bypassing Posse Comitatis in the process) and probably declare some sort of local curfews. Then VERY QUICKLY (because of real Americans resentment/protest of those actions) would come martial law. Once that's happned, forget the elections.

I'm not saying this is a likely scenario, but it's possible. Considering all that's happened over the last couple years we need to question our elected leaders more than ever and hold them to the standards and principles that this country was founded on.