Even in your scenario half would resist that is 150 million. The powers that be are nothing against that, a fart in the wind. Don’t be scared it is psychological not a physical threat. DO THE MATH. They count on the general population to be intimated they do NOT HAVE THE NUMBERS. It is all BS and a bluff.
Do you therefore disagree with the tactic of taking out the leadership first, if only to avoid having to kill (and be killed by) our neighbors in law enforcement?