Actually THAT is naive. There is real danger of a general uprising when people feel 1) that the people in power are not listening, and 2) that there is a power above them which seems out of reach.
The SCOTUS majority is one such power.
The endurance of the conservative majority on the court, coupled with the idiotic voting patterns of Americans (things are going good with the Democrat... let's choose a Republican to keep it going! And oh look: TAX CUTS!!
DDD) suggests that the chances of obtaining a new liberal majority on the court are slim.
Liberals are sensitive to the use of pressure to shape emotions -- they're the smart guys after all -- and will not long abide it.
The right tends to respect authority. The left respects it only when it serves its ends.