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I’ve been thinking about this proposal for quite some time, but it doesn’t get any easier to digest.

First of all, the division is real. No matter how many of us want and demand a return to the Constitution, limited government, a civilized tax burden and the God-given freedoms we all deserve, a large percentage of our countrymen (and very possibly our own government) do not.

Put up THE BEST conservative candidate you can find, against THE WORST liberal socialist (oh wait, that’s Obama) and the vote will still come down to 51-49, or maybe 54-46 if it’s a real blowout. That isn’t overwhelming, folks! There is a HUGE percentage of our population that adamantly and vehemently disagrees with our beliefs, our values and even religion itself. They will never surrender and they will always fight us over every little issue. Always.

So let’s say we do split the country. For argument sake only, let’s use the Mississippi River as the demarcation line. Everything east of the river is liberal, everything to the west is conservative. (Relax, this is just theoretical.)

I live in Massachusetts so I am completely screwed. How do I get out of this blue hell-hole? Do I trade my house with somebody from Arizona? Do we set up a national clearinghouse for home-traders?

I like my house and my neighborhood and I don’t want to leave. Do we set up “protected” blue enclaves in red states and vice versa? I can’t find a solution that works, we are surrounded by enemies, and we are rapidly running out of time.

I believe our only hope is for individual states to reassert their sovereignty. They must declare loyalty to the king or declare independence. No other choice. The states have tried to avoid taking sides but the “middle ground” is quickly becoming squishy and untenable.

That means We The People need to focus our political attention on our state governments. There is a chance we can fix at least part of the federal problem IF we still get to vote in November, and IF we get some candidates worth voting for, and IF the voting process hasn’t been totally corrupted by ACORN and its friends, and IF amnesty doesn’t dilute our voting power with 20 million new single-issue voters. Then maybe we can start taming the beast in Washington, but I’m not holding my breath.

I honestly believe we are headed toward a cliff and we’re rapidly accelerating. Six months is all the time we have left. Good luck and godspeed, America.