I am a *very* firm believer in secession.Although New England is my home and "home" is very important to me I'd move to North Carolina,Georgia or Tennessee if they were to secede.States like California,New York and about a dozen others are irretrievably lost and I'd rather not be continue to be a part of their downward slide.It will be an "amicable" divorce.The Rats despise us just as much as we despise them.
If one state like Louisiana,Texas, or a Southern State secedes then many Americans who love freedom, small government and self reliance will move to that seceded state. And many democrats would move out. then with the greater majority of self reliant people we would remove the welfare state which would send any remaining democrat and illegal fleeing to the liberal states where they can get welfare and a handout. That new state will with freedom and capitalism outshine all the remaining states that will descend into a a hell of socialism. It would be like Ayn Rand’s Galt’s Gulch. All that has to happen for this is for one state to do it. Knowing the courage and the love for freedom of the people here in Louisiana my bet is on Louisiana. Although I think Texas , Alabama and a few of the other Southern states are also great.