Quote:agreed about the elites playing both sides but that's why I'm not a advocate of spiting states up in to per-arranged new nations.

 

Rather what I think is the only viable option is to dissolve the federal union, it would be a 4 step process.

 

Step 1: dissolve the federal branch of the union this would include eliminating the position of "president" and sending all of congress home to their states they represent. Immediately the Federal Government would cease to collect taxes and payments to various states and organizations. The Debt payments would be divided among 50 states evenly with their own share to payback at the individual level.

 

Step 2: States are no longer bound by the constitution and free as individual territories to enter contracts with each other as they see fit. You might have several 3-5 state collections forming a nation or simply two large nations form but each state would be free to join any union they see fit.

 

Step 3: After a predetermined time frame and all the states have reorganized into individual unions a new constitutional congress would be called to a central location to see if the new unions could agree on terms for one large union once again. If not treaties for trade and commerce could also commence at this predetermined time.

 

Step 4: If a new constitution is agreed upon by all the unions a new form of limited federal government could be put in place but strictly without the authority to tax, as it would now be the responsibility of each union or individual state to solely fund their budgets. Treaties could possible be arranged for war time procedures if the states and unions decide to work together on foreign affairs.

 

These steps could help avoid a violent conflict but there is still the possibility of violence in any time of transition. Either way a time of transition is coming how much transition is yet to be determined.