If they cannot win at the ballot box, they will win on the streets. Note the first unions joining in. This type of street action…
…combined with "temporary" cancellation of elections—as proposed by the Democrat governor of North Carolina—appears designed (by some, at least) to create chaotic conditions favorable to the imposition of a "dictatorship of the people," as in early 20th century Russia (communist socialism) and Germany (Nazi socialism).
Our showdown comes after the election of November 2012 (if they fail to get it cancelled), and will be decided by how strongly Americans support the Constitution. Could it get dicey? In many places, such as New York, California, and Washington, DC…yes.