Polis was a shred of humanity amidst the shitshow today.
I think the US is about to re-test the limits of federalism.
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Or have many states de-federate from that instance, like what happened to hexbear
Can't legally secede due to White v Texas
I getcha, but I think it's gotten to the point where legality is teetering out the window
Secession is still a minority movement all things considered. Yes California went nowhere. It would be an action in the leadup of a complete collapse, so constitutional crisis or not, there may not be a US Government to effectively enforce it.
Chief Justice Chase said at the time of White v Texas that a revolution by a state couldn't be stopped by White v Texas. Scalia's remarks on this (Paywall) never addressed revolution, only that a state can't secede by law.