The governor of Texas raises the question about staying in the United States. This is a very interesting idea that is certainly worth pursuing. Clearly we have the second biggest divide ever in the US as President Obama is the most divisive President in recent years. States should have the freedom to secede. Roughly half of the population believes that the other roughly half is wacko for some reason or other.

And there would be advantages in reducing the size of the US. The US would become less of a world bully. We would no longer be the military and economic determinator. We would not be the world policeman.

Countries that don't like us would be happy. And all countries get annoyed with us from time to time.

And there was a good book written years ago about how a potential breakup of the US should look.

P.S. I am not advocating insurrection or treason. Just thinking out loud. Hopefully this is still legal.

http://simon-jester.org/2009/04/the-texas-question/