No, the main purpose was a simple civilian watch of the border because we had lost faith in the politicians. We were all hoping it may cause concern to the populace and politicians, but it was much like the recent Bundy gathering of patriots who got tired of the Fedgov not doing it's job, or in the Bundy case, over-reaching their mandate. Remember the wall that was funded? and then further work was cancelled when Obambi soiled our WH?
Of course, it was reported as armed vigilantes, when in fact we just sat there with binoculars in lawn chairs and watched and reported to Border Patrol. BTW, Border Patrol was very supportive of our efforts and even thanked us. It was a great grassroots project in the beginning. Too bad egos got in the way.
The work is far from done and you're right that the movement fell apart due to egos and power plays (a common occurrence it seems:-)
Thank you for doing your part, as you have done many times before for our country.