Is The Divided States of America In Our Future?

Some Democrats I know have been thinking over the option of seceding, which would essentially turn the USA into two distinct and independent countries – the Democracy of America, and the Constitutional Republic of America. 

What would something like that actually look like?

Here’s one visual we can use. It represents the upper houses of each state as of 2015. Nebraska is different because it has a non-partisan unicameral legislature. Using this visual makes sense because the folks of the states elect these people from among themselves, reflecting the definitive choices of each area.

Red would become the Constitutional Republic of America, blue the Democracy of America.

Democratic leaders are already referring to the USA as a democracy (it dawns on me that they might choke on the word ‘Constitutional’, let alone ‘Republic’) so why not just let ‘em have it?

 Nebraska stands alone, or chooses when the time comes.

The Democracy of America would include:

1) Oregon

2) California

3) Hawaii

4) Minnesota

5) Iowa

6) Illinois

7) Vermont

8) Massachusetts

9) Rhode Island

10) Connecticut

11) New Jersey

12) Delaware

13) Maryland

14) *Washington DC*

The Constitutional Republic of America would include:

1) Alaska

2) Washington state

3) Idaho

4) Utah

5) Nevada

6) Arizona

7) Montana

8) Wyoming

9) Colorado

10) New Mexico

11) North Dakota

12) South Dakota

13) Kansas

14) Oklahoma

15) Texas

16) Missouri

17) Arkansas

18) Louisiana

19) Wisconsin

20) Michigan

21) Indiana

22) Ohio

23) Kentucky

24) Tennessee

25) Mississippi

26) Alabama

27) Georgia

28) Maine

29) New York

30) New Hampshire

31) Pennsylvania

32) West Virginia

33) North Carolina

34) South Carolina

35) Florida

36) Virginia

Wrap your head around the concept and consider the ramifications. Look at the above map again. Divisiveness to the point of no possible reconciliation might be right around the corner. Democrats might want to (really) think this through.