I’m sure the military decided they needed to be able to use lethal force on civilians for totally legit and not at worrisome reasons that have nothing to do with upcoming elections. 

“Come on, trust us, we’re the government.  

Have we ever lied to you, abused your trust, stolen your money or conducted weird mind control experiments or released viruses on you or polluted your food and water, censored you, called you an extremist or spied on you?

We’d never hurt you, we’re the good guys.”