I think its time for the states to start stepping over the feds and doing what they need to do.
The feds will respond by withholding our tax dollars but that will just anger the people at the feds even more.
Sooner or later we are going to need some more oil from the North Slope to keep the pipeline up and running. Obama doesn’t care about energy independence and his Saudi controllers also want our oil supply reduced so that they can up prices again.
The states are addicted to the “free” money. They’re not going to revolt IMO.