NRA to Senate "We're watching"

From Thinkprogress:

"In a letter opposing the DISCLOSE Act of 2012 — a bill to allow citizens to know what corporations and wealthy donors are paying for the “independent expenditure” attack ads enabled by the 5-4 Citizens United ruling — the National Rifle Association (NRA) is warning Senators it will score the issue in its legislative scorecard for this Congress."

From the letter these arrogant vigilantes sent:
"Due to the importance of the fundamental speech and associational rights of the National Rifle Association’s four million members, and considering the blatant attack on those rights that S. 3369 represents, we strongly oppose the DISCLOSE Act and will consider votes on this legislation in future candidate evaluations."

In other words, we who control the minds and donations of just over one percent of Americans will dictate to you, the elected representatives of one hundred percent of Americans, what you may do.

How long can the republic last if heavily-armed extremists can intimidate the legitimate authority of the United States?