The standing Army of the USA is not large enough to conquer occupy one state, let alone 20. You have no idea the scope of what CWII would be.
“The standing Army of the USA is not large enough to conquer occupy one state, let alone 20. You have no idea the scope of what CWII would be”
So true and the states don’t need and should not officially secede. All they have to do is just start going their own way and ignoring any and all Fed laws they deem that violate their 10th ammendment rights. Also ignoring rulings by Federal judges who have no jurisdiction over a sovereign state anyway.
The Federal govt is only as strong as the states allow it to be. 20 states could bring the Feds to their knees by just witholding the alchohol, tobacco and gas taxes that they collect every month.