To Secede or Not to Secede?

     Have you already signed the petition to secede? Before you do, maybe you would like to read up a little bit on the long forgotten Civil War. Remember that one? That was the war where half of the country wanted to secede from the union and the other half decided to kick the dog shit out of them and then wiped their noses in it for even thinking that they could ever be independent. In fact, there is a law that states that seceding is illegal! I would be willing to bet that it would happen again. What I'm wondering is why, exactly, people would want to secede from the U.S. in the first place? Let's weigh some pros and cons, shall we?



PROS

• Individual economies. Having individual economies would make it so that each ex-state would be on the hook for their own financial success or failure. If an ex-state did well they wouldn't have to give a "kickback" to the U.S. to help the ones who didn't fair as well. Those that didn't have strong economies would possibly be more motivated to rectify the situation if there was no country to prop them up.
• Increased States Rights. Some states are constantly at odds with the government's laws, take marijuana for example. It is now legal in several states, (13 I think...I could probably remember better if I didn't smoke so much) but is still TECHNICALLY illegal. At any time the federal government can intervene and lock people up over it. Seceding would solve these issues in a heartbeat. With a state government each state would be responsible for making the laws that they are comfortable with.
• State Military. Each State would eventually have their own military, and along with it the say so of whether or not to get involved with other countries' wars. Since there are plenty of people who would rather not be in overseas wars, this could be a good thing.

CONS

• Individual economies. Just as this could be considered a pro, it can be considered a con. If the state cannot support itself, it will have nothing to fall back on. Say goodbye to SSI, EBT, Medicaid, USDA, etc...
• State Constitution. Each state would have to make their own constitution. Some my allow slavery again, others could ban guns, and still others might be more socialist in their approach. It could get confusing real quick.
•  Civil War, Anyone? Without being in the Union the United States could EASILY come up with a reason to invade.
• New Leaders. You think that our officials are corrupt? How about if the state next to yours decides to elect a warlord, dictator, or some other wacko that wants to invade your state?

     In my opinion the U.S. would never allow any one state to secede. It would result in one large clusterfuck anyway. What we should be focusing on is getting ourselves and our government working together instead of bickering like a couple of four year olds fighting over the last cookie. But, alas, that will probably never happen either.