Do you believe that 100% of people, out of millions, will not be violent while they can see what is happening with this government?

Do you believe the government will not resort to agent provacuteurs to get the outcome they desire?

I think you're correct that the government wants to declare martial law, but I also believe that some violent act will occur somewhere, and it will be used against the people.

Protests need to pose a threat of something greater than people shouting to cause a real conundrum for those in power.

So let me get this straight, you're worried about giving the fascists who have shown zero compunction about lying and making shit up at literally every turn a justification for being fascists? They've been spinning non-issues into crises and fabricating bullshit whole-cloth the entire time, why do you imagine they care whether their reasons are legitimate or not? Do you think they would just stop being fascists if everybody was super chill? Someone else refuted that idea far more eloquently than I can::

The administration can just lie and say the protests are violent, that's how they got troops on the ground in California.

Peaceful protesting can work especially if you have 3.5% of the population consistently protesting.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world

But violence also works. People have died to make 40 hour work weeks, minimum wage, child labor laws, health laws of all kinds. The LA riots of the 90s were a net gain for the city.

Violence isn't always the answer, but it's an effective one when other avenues don't work.

ETA: billionaires will never let you vote away their power.

Aren't they trying to declare martial law right now anyway?

Downvoted for not having a damn clue.