If the federal government and states don’t have to enforce the laws they pass, then why do the people have to obey them?
See, there’s the rub. The government (those in it) are showing a blatant disregard for the law as written. They are frankly open about it.
But, they know they have the decency of the law abiding on “the other side” that will not reciprocate.
There will come a time, though, when the law abiding are going to recognize that the actions of those in power are without legitimate authority and act accordingly.
Yes, the gov’t has the legal ability to use deadly force to impose its will, but if that use of force is not founded in legitimacy, it is simply thuggery, and the people have a right to defend themselves from thuggery.