Have you read section 11.23 of the Law of War?
If the Dems are now considered an occupying force in the USA
Then they have considerable power that they would not have if they were elected.
Now… consider what if some of those people have flipped?
They are still part of an Occupying Force so they still have immense power to wield
https://archive.defense.gov/pubs/law-of-war-manual-june-2015.pdf