[quote=So Boerd]
Thankfully, the military is more conservative than the general population. I expect the military will be with us if/when that kind of action becomes necessary.
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Kinda sorta. I think it'd be split more than it would unite, like the populace. I'm sure there are parts of the military that are more than happy with the amount of power they have that the government is granting them. (One trillion dollar budgets for instance.)

On the other hand, I would at least like to believe that most of the soldiers would refuse to attack their own people, neighbours, friends and family, and they could definitely be a tipping force.

The issue is getting a rebellion started large enough to constitute being classified as something bigger than a mob. Then being coherent enough to not appear deranged and uneducated.