George Wallace may have thought exactly the same thing and the guard came in and showed him something different.
Kill us? - Perhaps not, but put us down and control us?
I believe 100% that this would be exactly what they would do.
Without being willing to use force, we would lose everything.
The states would have to plan for armed resistance, and that is illegal itself.
The powers that be a legal creatures and I can't see them having the temerity to do any of that.
The military will likely have to choose a side, but won't do so until it must. There's also the possibility that the military would splinter.
Massive Statewide education on the Constitution and Jury Nullification would render the Fedzilla impotent. All juries should be given a copy of the US Constitution and reminded that it is their duty to judge the law as well as the facts in evidence. Only a “jury of your peers” can take your freedom away.