The question has been framed in the streets: is a government that impoverishes healthcare and nutrition, flouts the law, enriches its officials, imprisons babies, and kills its citizens worth the money it collects, much less the respect and obedience it demands?

Democrats have nothing to lose by shutting down the government to force the majority party to respond to these questions and the one that looms over all: what, if any, is the political and moral future of the US?

  • JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1. Shut down the US government.
    2. Each state puts forth a new constitution elevating themselves to country status.
    3. Form a new North American Union (like the EU) with Canada as Daddy
    4. ???
    5. Profit
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      2 would mostly only happen in red states. The rest mostly know how to cooperate.

      And you know that California doesn’t need Canada, even less when you consider the rest of the US west coast in with it.

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      Some states have proven that, without federal intervention, they commit effectively govern themselves. Texas, for instance…

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      Probably better to form an analogy to the old European Coal and Steel Community rather than to jump directly into an EU equivalent, also bring Mexico in since without the US being a thing they’ll end up with the largest population on the continent.

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          Prolly. Doesn’t mean I shouldn’t point out viability, fate has a strange way of twisting and if it so decides I would rather have the idea spread than for it to not. Who knows perhaps someone will read my comment and spread it further or be in a position to enact.