Paranoia

Wild crazy thought.

The United States has never been closer to a takeover. If certain people in power were to decide to detonate a nuclear bomb in this country and blame terrorism then elections would probably be suspended until the threat of terrorism is eliminated which means never.

The real reason we have a right to bear arms, is so we can quickly build an informal army aka a militia and (though it's not explicitly stated) to theoretically make a revolution possible when the number of people dissatisfied reaches a critical mass. Militias of the people, by the people, and for the people.

But these aren't colonial times. If the reins of power were seized there is no imaginable way citizens could rise up when whole cities and armies can be destroyed in seconds.

These are interesting times.