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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
And highthief, the chances of any violent rebellion happening in my lifetime in the US are diminishingly small. There's currently no rallying point for any of the dissenters or any mass organization towards deposing anyone. The vast majority of Americans would never support the destruction of the Constitution (although they'd probably change their minds quickly at the end of a gun), and the armed forces are simply too strong for anyone to make a direct attack. Trying to overthrow the US government would not only be pointless suicide, it would leave a negative legacy for the cause.
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Not really suggesting the overthrow of the government, but in Britain, France, Italy, Germany, etc there'd be a few days or weeks of work stoppages, marches, a little random looting, pillaging and burning, etc, that tends to force governments to action.