Is the December COVID-19 Relief Package the Final Straw?
At this point the December COVID-19 relief package passed by congress is old news - but that doesn't change the fact that everyone hates it. It turns out, to no one's surprise, that Americans don't like giving $10MM of our money to fund a foreign country's gender studies program when Americans are suffering. It should also come as no surprise that Congress outright refuses to pass a relief package which doesn't give away American treasure to countries whose population hates us.
What worries me is that this bill may have been the straw which finally broke the camels back, and now war looks increasingly likely. Everyone, save the establishment, is angry about this bill and everyone seems to be hoping for some kind of confrontation against the powers that be. The most boisterous Trump supporters seem to have given up on American democracy altogether and hope that Trump "crosses the Rubicon" to become an emperor.
The whole purpose of secession is to avoid war and the death and turmoil war brings. Secession ensures the government enacts the will of the people. If the residents or representatives of a state do not want to secede, then they remain in the Union. Conversely, war will affect everyone and warlords hardly ever listen to the populace.