[Rapscallion]

My first thought on reading this is that the liberal left-wing extremists (formerly known as National Socialists) are baiting the constitutional conservatives in the hopes of making any reply into a self-fulfilling prophesy....much like the "Brown-shirts" of an earlier generation. Do not be baited!

The President's federal civilian defense force will be at the ready to suppress all defenders of the Constitution with all the quasi-military force they can justify.

[dmcnash]

The Tonton Macoutes, not brown-shirts , are the historic parallel.

"François Duvalier (better known as "Papa Doc") came to power in 1957, as a democratically elected leader on a populist platform. He had previously served as Minister of Health. After an attempted coup against him in 1958, Duvalier rewrote the Haitian constitution, making himself a President for Life. Believing the Army was planning to overthrow him (as they had previous leaders), he disbanded all law enforcement agencies in Haiti, including the army. He executed all high-ranking Generals. To keep law enforcement completely loyal to his own ruling family, in 1959 he created a private security force, the Tonton Macoutes, who were granted automatic amnesty through his powers for any crime they committed."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonton_Macoute