I think it's very rare that revolutions are not violent. This is why the officials shouldn't get increasingly more greedy and oppressive until they make the cit

I think it's very rare that revolutions are not violent. This is why the officials shouldn't get increasingly more greedy and oppressive until they make the citizens respond like that. Because in the end it will be worse off for them - like they could end up executed by whoever gets in charge after the revolution. It seems the US Government keeps ignoring its citizens, too, heavily voting in favor of bills like SOPA or the NDAA. The OWS protesters have been mainly peaceful, but if they keep this up, the US Government might find itself with a real violent revolution, too. It's up to them to start respecting the Constitution again or keep violating it at every pace until the camel's back will break. To be honest, I really think everyone who sponsored the NDAA bill should be immediately trialed for treason against the USA. It's such a blatant violation of the Constitution they've sworn to uphold. Bills that effectively remove or disable Amendments from the Constitution at the Congress' whim without consulting the people in a referendum should be illegal.