It’s not hard to imagine such an administration blundering into a Ruby Ridge or Waco-like fiasco. The first federal hammer blows would very likely fall swiftly, decisively, and without opposition. But after that? After some obviously unjustified and disproportionate use of force against civilians, would the clingers necessarily sit back and suck up whatever followed? Maybe. But maybe not. It’s at least possible that red America might quietly—at first spontaneously, but later perhaps through more explicit cooperation—start to make federal operations on their turf more difficult. It might (say)
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