A Must-Read from Chris Armitage: Soft Secession
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Chris Armitage is a seasoned United States Air Force veteran with a Master of Science Degree in Homeland Security. Alongside his publication "Human Trafficking: What it is and how you can end it," he has authored "Bad Cop Not Donut." Chris serves as an advisor and consultant, and his focus extends to spearheading research on leveraging emerging technology for the advancement of law enforcement, anti-human trafficking initiatives, and innovative collaborative models. His independent research has encompassed Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Response, and Human Trafficking across the United States, South America, and Eastern Asia.
His article this morning is enlightening and deeply encouraging, and I hope all of you will read in full. The link below this short bit of it, its beginning.
Behind closed doors, blue state leaders are planning. They’re war-gaming scenarios where federal agents show up and continue to transgress further and further past what is “legal.” Daily the courts are showing that that something is legal when Trump wants it to happen, and illegal when he doesn’t. How does a government function under these circumstance?
For many state Attorney Generals and Governors, the legal briefs are already drafted. The strategy sessions have been running since December. “We saw this coming, even though we hoped it wouldn’t,” former Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum told The 19th days after Trump’s inauguration.
This is what American federalism looks like in 2025: Democratic governors holding emergency sessions on encrypted apps, attorneys general filing lawsuits within hours of executive orders, and state legislatures quietly passing laws that amount to nullification of federal mandates. Oregon is stockpiling abortion medication in secret warehouses. Illinois is exploring digital sovereignty. California has $76 billion in reserves and is deciding how to deploy it. Three sources on those daily Zoom calls between Democratic AGs say the same phrase keeps coming up, though nobody wants to say it publicly: soft secession.
Read it all. He makes the excellent point that Democratic states are BANKROLLING Maga states, and there are things that can be done, as Gavin Newsom is proving.
P.S. In the most crass and craven act of the week, the Republic Party went to the California Supreme Court to try to block a vote on the California legislature to redistrict California — and they did this ONE DAY after they red-gerrymandered Texas!!!!!!!!!
Anyhow, read the rest of Chris’s article here. And stay tuned. I’m going to review his book on how the manosphere created the Broliarchy. Or what he calls the “Nerd Reich.”
Chris’s full article:
North America would rock with 3 distinct countries. Canada is happy to offer Danielle smith to America. She could round out some state government nicely.
I wonder how the US military would arrange itself. I wonder how many would choose democracy over fascism.
Thank you for sharing this article.
Our much loved Gov. Andy (as he is known by everyone in the Commonwealth)
Is definitely correct. People are looking for common ground and common sense. We can work toward that goal but in the meantime other strategies are needed.