Absolutely, I have been monitoring this closely, and have similar concerns. Like you, I am not saying that it is inevitable and about to happen, but rather that is CAN happen and so few Americans know about it or sadly even care about what our politicians are doing to strip away our liberty.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
Some additional information on this link (hope it works): http://paul.senate.gov/?p=published_article&id=408