1. If they can use it to invoke martial law, and then restructure things as they wish - absolutely. Few things are as profitable as war for those who can afford to sit back and watch, anyway.

2. He doesn't need to - they're already there, and committed. Never mind HF is obviously intent upon leaving little left of the structure that allowed the US to even vaguely claim itself to be a democracy, so people liking Vance at that point is irrelevant.

They walked around holding cups of Vance cum. I don't know why people think he can't get them in line. These are people that crave subjugation.