re: Are we on the cusp of an event of enormous magnitude happening in our country?

The answer to your last question is no, not all of us. Anyone who didn't recognize the last election being something of enormous magnitude isn't awake.

What happens next is open to debate and interpretation, but my take is the election was just the beginning. And it can go either way. The realist in me says it's already too late, the optimist says Trump is indeed a time traveler of sorts. Of sorts. He seems to have the instinct and ability to pull rabbits out of hats.

If this really is about returning some power to the people, we are in for some extremely interesting times.

To me both Hillary and Obama's persona right now seem to be saying, not now, but it's inevitable later. It, whatever it is, has been delayed.

All of this is predicated on the deep state actually existing. If not deep state, than permanent government. That does exist, we just don't know how corrupt it is or isn't.