The Klan took the “Invisible” part seriously. It had never viewed itself as the engine that would overthrow the United States government. Rather, its foot soldiers, comprised of members of these militias united on a nationwide scale, would handle the heavy lifting, allowing the Klan to emerge from the chaos and anarchy to restore much-needed order by imposing its existing infrastructure on an unsuspecting nation. The organization believed itself to be fully capable of moving in to take over the workings of government in a seamless fashion.
