> The militarization of law enforcement and advanced weaponry of our government would prevent the people from rising up. Not necessarily. The police are vastly

> The militarization of law enforcement and advanced weaponry of our government would prevent the people from rising up. Not necessarily. The police are vastly outnumbered. Military technology only gets you so far (see: General Custer, Vietnam, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq part II) and both military and police might find themselves disobeying orders or even switching sides.