Your point is very well taken, and needs to be trumpeted around here often.
OUR position is the legitimate, the Constitutional high ground.
It's the enemy -and yes, that's precisely what they've become - who are the illegitimate traitorous usurpers .
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tomkat: "Your point is very well taken, and needs to be trumpeted around here often."
Don't kid yourselves.
Revolution is simply rebellion that succeeds, and becomes recognized internationally as its own lawful sovereignty.
But if an attempted revolution is defeated, then it remains a rebellion and, as Benjamin Franklin quipped on July 4, 1776:
The US Constitution recognizes the Federal Government's authority to defeat rebellions, insurrections, "domestic violence", invasions, declared wars and treason against the United States.
This authority was first exercised by President Washington against the Whiskey Rebellion (not "revolution") in 1794, using the newly passed Militia Act of 1792.
Remember, neither "revolution" not "rebellion" need necessarily be violent -- for examples, "a revolution in style" might imply more red colors, but not blood, while a "rebellion of the nerds" suggests replacing jocks with nerds in student government, but no gunfire.
So the bottom line is this: to be constitutional and lawful, there is simply no substitute -- zero, zip, nada -- for winning majorities of voters in your county, city, state and national elections.
Meaning, if you wish to "revolt", then you must first go talk to your Democrat neighbors, and convince them to vote Republican.
Sorry, but there's no other lawful way.