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12. I've felt for some time that we're beginning to see the early signs...

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 04:25 PM

Nov 8

...of a kind of "soft secession" by several states. It started with things like sanctuary cities, ignoring FDA scheduling of cannabis, the devolution of abortion law to the states, and other similar movements over the last 20 years or so. And the ties that bind were further stressed by the Trump regime's disastrous mismanagement of Covid. Of course, the courts weighed in long ago on the question of "hard" secession (not possible; the Union is a one-way street), but I really wonder what the country is going to look like in another 20 years. The 2024 election will definitely be seen as a major inflection point.

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Good on my governor.. whathehell Nov 8 #2

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Proud of my governor! tritsofme Nov 8 #4

JB is an excellent. Governor. 3catwoman3 Nov 8 #5

Blue states are sticking together!........................ Lovie777 Nov 8 #6

Honoring his oath of office, "defending against all enemies foreign and domestic". Hotler Nov 8 #7

Governor Whitmer of MI will have his back as well. roamer65 Nov 8 #8

Stephen Miller is on record saying that the plan is to use National Guardsmen from Red states to invade Blue states Yavin4 Nov 8 #9

Fuck Miller. roamer65 Nov 8 #10

I'd rather not. Yavin4 Nov 8 #11

Then RJ_MacReady Nov 8 #16

Nope, not gonna work in California. Magoo48 Nov 8 #19

He's going to send TX National Guardsmen into CA Yavin4 Nov 8 #21

I've felt for some time that we're beginning to see the early signs... keep_left Nov 8 #12

The Union isn't a one-way street. roamer65 Nov 8 #13

Well, here I'm talking about *peaceful* or at least *relatively peaceful* secession. keep_left Nov 8 #14

I see a stronger devolution of powers coming. roamer65 Nov 8 #15

I love Gov Pritzker's Attitude! May all the Dem Govs Cha Nov 8 #17

And unlike Chump, he's a TRUE billionaire ... as well as a TRUE Democrat! FakeNoose Nov 8 #18

Let's give Trump a little Chicago bucolic_frolic Nov 8 #20