I think so. But I don't think it will last terribly long, especially if the situation seems serious enough that those gosh darned high visibility vigilante groups like the NRA or the American Legion or something get involved.
If they start using foreign troops to police, or delay elections, you will have military defections and militias popping up everywhere.
Pretty much the dumbest route they could take - unless they plan to use Nukes, Chemical and biological weapons to control the population in true NWO style. The Drone tech is neat, but NO its not decisive, and certainly won't be against an army of 3 million. Those hunter seekers still rely on a signal from the ground, and that means an antenna - which means jamming and EMP pulse weapons would be effective against them.
There would be no other way to neutralize the armed citizenry up in arms, or otherwise performing sabotage, DOS attacks and guerrilla attacks on those willing to serve that operation. They have way too many people paying attention and getting ready now. If they had tried it 4 years ago, maybe. Its too late now.
Racial demagoguery for political reasons? Absolutely. False Flag attack on the President for political reasons? Sure. Inciting Riots? Yeah, they might. But it would be to get him reelected. Riots in the streets are going to occur in urban areas - so what is your excuse for DHS in the country side? Taking us to a police state just won't be that easy. Revolutionaries need chaos, but chaos means Patriots are free to act as well.
Mass extermination would be their only option. Too bad we won't be around to watch the look on our liberal neighbors faces. My bet would be on a plague- Plausible deniability, forced evacuations, "inoculation camps", travel restrictions etc. The H1N1 BS was probing to see how people would react. If I hear of an "outbreak" this year - we are on the back roads to the cabin.
But I try never to attribute to malice what incompetence will explain. Stupid Keynesian Stimulus plans and and Cloward-Piven aren't new, and seeing them in the wild isn't proof of a conspiracy. Nor is DHS preparing for Civil unrest. We see what is coming, and so do they. The question is if they are in fact gloating over TSA pat downs and sending agents to do false flag operations. If you are capable of running a conspiracy of this magnitude then you are capable of coming up with a plan to deal with those pesky Conservatives, and such a plan will make Hitler look like a rank amateur.