> Sure but there's like 5000 total tanks,

And 7000 IFVs, and 15,000 APCs, and 25,000 Mine Protected Vehicles, and also a bunch of fixed and rotary winged piloted and unpiloted aircraft carrying PGMs, all of which can go through specifically chosen doors, and, as with the tanks, all of which can send something through many specifically chosen doors (or windows, walls, whatever) in a fairly short period of time.

Not good for arresting people, bringing them to trial, and providing due process, but that's not the only means of raising the expected cost of non-compliance with the law so as to coerce compliance.

I suspect the US army would very upset with a government that tried to use it to enforce an unpopular law.

It's a volunteer force. Might simply refuse the orders as unlawful, might repeat 1861, depending on the law.

I'm told "fragging" comes from the weapon of choice used by conscripts in Vietnam against unpopular commanding officers.

I was only trying to be funny, but I agree.

I know, but now Im interested in the effective fear factor of a single M1 against an American suburb.