I imagine King George III thought the same about his power. How did that eventually work out for him ;-)
The federal oligarchy can very quickly control the vast majority of the populace by playing it against itself. Rhambo Emanuel has sent his coded warning already, no crisis should ever go unexplouted. Now, with his affirmative action boy in power, Rham can manufacture a whole lot of crisis to exploit.
How long would demonstrations of any significance last if the interstates are closed to semi-truck traffic and a 'keep the peace' force is sent into any noisy neighborhoods the federal oligarchs don't like to hear from? This ain't the 1770's.