An NSA becomes a (part of a ) Staasi after the leadership has risen to power basically through murder - murder to the point to where it&#x27;s impossible to identify the threat any more, for generations.<p>This ignores the relatively sanguine nature of Russian politics in general. You don&#x27;t get an Ivan the Terrible every day.<p>It&#x27;s nearly impossible to explain just how bloody the Russian Revolution was ( even if you could cleave it cleanly from WWI, a blood-soaked thing of there ever was ). I don&#x27;t care how noble and popular a &quot;movement&quot; in the US could be, I do not think the American people will ever tolerate armed insurrection on any scale.<p>I&#x27;m also gonna say that while the US is not categorically dictator-proof, it&#x27;s damned close. If a POTUS used the military while under impeachment proceedings, I&#x27;m pretty sure what would happen next. I don&#x27;t think there&#x27;s  a commander alive that would go along with essentially war crimes under an unstably footed CIC.<p>Never say never, but Congress can pass a resolution and oppose whatever military force POTUS used. I&#x27;m pretty sure of which way that would break.