“And tell me again why it is we won’t let these people secede and form a country more to their liking?”
Because the land they occupy is some damned fine country, and those butt-munches can’t have it.
If they want to secede, give them Death Valley.
They don’t need any of our land. Have them do a “Trail of Liberal Tears” into Mexico. Baja should be big enough to make their paradise in.
I know, I know. As the punchline to the old joke says, “But you took the part of Mexico with all the roads!” Remind them that they didn’t build that by themselves, and they should get busy.
Half of it can’t sustain itself. It’s not nearly as great as made out to be.
To hell with Alcatraz, to hell with pacific islands, to hell with Death Valley.
They get nothing but a one way ride in a C-130 to the half way point between Hawaii and Midway Island
Hand them a life raft and kick them out at 10,000 feet, parachutes are optional.