As to the original question… I think that the answer might be that it would depend on how it came about or happened. If it started out as “mass protests” well orchestrated and with enough people involved that the government took notice, and if the mass protests continued and spread nationwide coupled with a mass petition for a constitutional amendment signed by the majority of registered voters in the country, then it could come to pass.
However, in the event of an insurrection…especially one that is “armed” would be handled more than likely with counter violence, unless it was super-spontaneous and the numbers of people involved were overwhelming, and I do mean “overwhelming”.
Insurrection of an openly violent nature would draw an equal response. It would not do well to underestimate any potential response on the part of any Federal agency… I also recall reading somewhere…and here is more on it…that our outgoing POTUS signed into law a bill that gutted the Posse Comitatus Act, especially the part which prevented the use of US Troops to serve as “law enforcement” on the ground in the US. So in an armed insurrection…by the people, it would not be a safe bet to guess that our troops would refuse to follow orders from their superiors. Yes, many would…but how many, and how many would be willing to face Courts Martial under Martial Law? Serious penalties.
God forbid it would come to that…
Its not a “pretty what-if”…
