They could, but it makes the less legitimate. They could just machine-gun a lockdown protest. They probably will. But they don't want to do it yet because their actual legitimacy that supports their power structure, and mass murder will undermine that quickly.

The Federal Government has about 1.4 million employees. State governments add about 6 million to that count. Of those, let's be super pessimistic assume 1/4 are willing and able to use violence to enforce mask or vaccine rules. So, a little under 2 million people.

If 100,000 people, or one in 3,500 Americans, refuses to comply, they're outnumbered by those 2 million 20-to-1. That's good odds for the tyrants.

If 1,000,000 people, or one in 350 Americans, refuses to comply, they're outnumbered 2-1. That's pretty close to even odds.

If one in 30 Americans, about 12 million people, were to refuse, the government would be powerless. They'd be outnumbered 5 to 1. Without dropping bombs on American cities, they lose. If they drop bombs on American cities, they still lose.

Think we can hit 3%?