In event of a terrorist attack or natural disaster, President Bush has signed an executive order (much of which is classified) which gives him the authority to declare Marshall Law. Yep, really.  So, if for example our government is incompetent and Osama Bin Laden himself comes to the US and blows something up, then George who was the source of the incompetence can ride in and save the day.  Oh, that sounds like a problem to me.
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From The Progressive:

With scarcely a mention in the mainstream media, President Bush has ordered up a plan for responding to a catastrophic attack.

In a new National Security Presidential Directive, Bush lays out his plans for dealing with a "catastrophic emergency."

Under that plan, he entrusts himself with leading the entire federal government, not just the Executive Branch. And he gives himself the responsibility "for ensuring constitutional government."

He laid this all out in a document entitled "National Security Presidential Directive/NSPD 51" and "Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-20."

The White House released it on May 9.

Other than a discussion on Daily Kos led off by a posting by Leo Fender, and a pro-forma notice in a couple of mainstream newspapers, this document has gone unremarked upon.

The subject of the document is entitled "National Continuity Policy." (more...)