That is spot on, yes? I wish more people "on the inside" lived up to their oath to defend the constitution "against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

But maybe the rachet had been tightened too far and they, if they even exist, just don't see a way?

Look at Ed Snowden. He lived his principles, and will basically live as an exile for the rest of his life. Most people with families and kids can't do that, no matter how principled and courageous.