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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 5525889" data-attributes="member: 22662">You raise some valid points.&nbsp; How do you see it working?&nbsp; Obviously Red States would no longer pay federal taxes or receive federal assistance.&nbsp; And I’m sure there are many in red states that would be fine with that, at least initially.&nbsp; But do you think red states could pull it off?&nbsp; Would other countries have anything to do with the state’s outsize the union?&nbsp; Could these states provide security on their own?&nbsp; Would the red states formA 2nd confederacy or would they be independent of each other as well?&nbsp; I you think Mexico would seize Texas?&nbsp; Could Texas repel such an attempt?All in all, this theoretical idea tells me more than anything that the US is all about economics.&nbsp; The windfall for the federal government would e massive and I wonder if once “divorced” they wouldn’t really turn on the economic pressure against the red states.&nbsp; Pretty sure North and South Dakota would rethink their allegiances and turn blue before leaving.&nbsp; The sheer logistics keeps them in the fold.&nbsp; Arizona flirts with the idea but decides against it as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anyway, I doubt there would be a civil war.&nbsp; Republicans would have to own all the DC power before they could make such a move because they’d need the military.&nbsp; I don’t see them having that any time soon.&nbsp; Hell, if it looked like it could happen, democrats would simply steal the elections (for real this time).&nbsp; All the claims of “stolen election” would sound like the same nonsense that has come out of MAGAWORLD and most would ignore it as such.<img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing&nbsp; &nbsp; :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 5525889, member: 22662"] You raise some valid points. How do you see it working? Obviously Red States would no longer pay federal taxes or receive federal assistance. And I’m sure there are many in red states that would be fine with that, at least initially. But do you think red states could pull it off? Would other countries have anything to do with the state’s outsize the union? Could these states provide security on their own? Would the red states form A 2nd confederacy or would they be independent of each other as well? I you think Mexico would seize Texas? Could Texas repel such an attempt? All in all, this theoretical idea tells me more than anything that the US is all about economics. The windfall for the federal government would e massive and I wonder if once “divorced” they wouldn’t really turn on the economic pressure against the red states. Pretty sure North and South Dakota would rethink their allegiances and turn blue before leaving. The sheer logistics keeps them in the fold. Arizona flirts with the idea but decides against it as well. Anyway, I doubt there would be a civil war. Republicans would have to own all the DC power before they could make such a move because they’d need the military. I don’t see them having that any time soon. Hell, if it looked like it could happen, democrats would simply steal the elections (for real this time). All the claims of “stolen election” would sound like the same nonsense that has come out of MAGAWORLD and most would ignore it as such.🤣 [/QUOTE]

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