[Nowhere Man]

Try it, and the regime would call in an air strike on the construction site, and unlike the show bombing of ISIL it would actually kill people. Then the States would face military invasion and martial law occupation (to include civil disarmament and rounding up dissidents), and be ruled by a military despot hand picked by the Caliph, sort of like how Ben Butler ruled LA for the latter part of the ACW - only less compassionate.

Hopefully most of the military will not do that and turn on the Feds. Even so, if we accept your premise as a given, hopefully the National Guard and State Police/Highway Patrol (in the case of Texas, the Texas Rangers) would come in to stop or fight the invasion.

[George Varnum]

Who is saying that the military forces attacking and occupying dissident - non compliant States would be American?

There are plenty of UN (mostly Muslim) and Mexican troops who would be delighted to have their way with us Gringo Kafir for a couple of years.

After that there would not be much left.

Good luck holding off an organized government sponsored military force with your ARs and AKs for very long.

Probably better to die fighting than endure what they will do to us if they take us alive - but what about your family? Are you going to Masada them to keep them out of the clutches of a rapicious occupying force?

I think most Governors know what the odds are and after making obligatory noises of protest will fold like a cheap Wal Mart picnic umbrella.