Why I Am a Secessionist

I am a secessionist because, while other people in These States are trying desperately to save the Union and preserve the American democratic system of government, I believe it is possible to do neither.

Under Donald Trump, the United States has become more of a pariah country than ever before, and it has forfeited so much goodwill and trust in its international commitments that, even if a Democratic President were to be elected in 2028 - highly unlikely, given the way everything is going - returning to the status quo ante is out of the question.  As I said before, if we tried to rejoin any international agreements after Trump is gone, whenever that is, they won't want us back.  

Meanwhile, Elon Musk and his minions have successfully dismantled the federal government to the point where there's not much of a government left.  And despite the unpopularity of these cuts, Trump and Musk have already made it clear that these cuts are permanent (except for when they need to rehire people they shouldn't fired), and there's nothing anyone can do about it.  There is no appeal against a Trump or Musk decision.  Trump wouldn't be doing any of this if he didn't think he could get away with it.

But the fact that Trump himself is in power is the best reason for states to secede and possibly bring about the dissolution of the Union into roughly a dozen countries is enough to a reason to be for secession.  The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution says quite clearly that people who take part in an insurrection or rebellion are not permitted to hold government office, and yet here we are, with the White House under the control of an indicted insurrectionist . . . and a convicted felon.  The Fourteenth Amendment also provides for due process and says all Americans are equal under the law.  Donald Trump observes none of these sections of the Fourteenth Amendment.  He also has violated restrictions on the executive branch, and he has restricted free speech in numerous areas, such as on college campuses while trying to suppress a free press, as evidenced by his efforts to silence CBS News in general and "60 Minutes" in particular.  

Donald Trump has damaged the constitutional system of government beyond repair.  The United States is not able to continue.  The country is too big and it has too many differences between states and regions to allow co-existence.  To respond to the inevitable point that secession itself violates that Constitution,  I say this: Trump has repeatedly violated the Constitution and has always gotten away with it.  If his actions are not seen as unconstitutional, then nothing is unconstitutional!       

And that is why I support secession.  I believe that Democratic states like New Jersey  must leave the Union and possibly seek a new federation with likeminded states in the American Northeast that, mindful of the flaws in the U.S. Constitution, could start over with a newer republican government.  Do not try to save the Union.  It's over.