Those opposing freedom of association, and its close cousin, self government; almost always burden threads with references to slavery. Let's not let that happen in this one.
No one is talking about an exclusive southern states secession nor a return to slavery, so please stop mentioning it.
A study of the US should reveal to most folks that we have about four or five natural cultural regions that should probably be either semi-autonomous, or autonomous regions under an overall federal government of substantially reduced power; or fully sovereign nations with much close cultural ties.
For example; southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico have natural ties. Likewise, Oregon, Washington, and northern California have many mutual alliances already. Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevade, perhaps the Dakotas are another.
I think that with some imagination, others of you can think of new regional alliances that make sense, and would better respond to the needs of the people in those regions than is possible with a central, all powerful government.
No one is talking about an exclusive southern states secession nor a return to slavery, so please stop mentioning it.
A study of the US should reveal to most folks that we have about four or five natural cultural regions that should probably be either semi-autonomous, or autonomous regions under an overall federal government of substantially reduced power; or fully sovereign nations with much close cultural ties.
For example; southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico have natural ties. Likewise, Oregon, Washington, and northern California have many mutual alliances already. Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Nevade, perhaps the Dakotas are another.
I think that with some imagination, others of you can think of new regional alliances that make sense, and would better respond to the needs of the people in those regions than is possible with a central, all powerful government.