Ah, but what if it were “Mel Gibson Patriot whose child was left in his care”? Would he have risked all if he was left with all? Harmless grumbling aside, if the jackboots had left his comfortable house and healthy happy family intact, he’d have not risked bringing that fight home.
This lesson has been learned. You will obey and pay, so there is no reason to antagonize you.
The visual of a Federal Force occupying a state house and arresting a sitting Governor will light a fire not seen for 150 years.