Nah, they have private militaries. Nothing stops Blackwater (or whatever they’re calling themselves) and various other PMCs, along with new dial-a-goon app Protector, from being contracted by states, cities, or the feds to shoot people in the US. I think you might find they’re MORE willing to do so than the US armed forces.

Actually, no. All he has to do is declare an insurrection. That’s not something which is defined within the law as I understand, so it would need to be argued out in court after the order is imposed, and I could definitely see Trump ordering some jackboots to arrest anyone trying to actually tell him “no” once he has the military under his control.

It’s not hard to imagine if you went to a school in an upscale part of your city. I know several people who did exactly this sort of despicable shit because literally everyone else in their life was doing despicable shit like this.