[varmintman]

There are a lot of states like Maryland and Vermont which you could take one or two counties out of and they’d be perfectly normal red states. If the country ever really does split up, we need to ensure it’s along county lines and not by states.

[TwelveOfTwenty]

There are a lot of states like Maryland and Vermont which you could take one or two counties out of and they’d be perfectly normal red states. If the country ever really does split up, we need to ensure it’s along county lines and not by states.

Until a few years ago, I would have thought talk of this country splitting up was nonsense. Now, I don't see how the left and right could ever reconcile, especially with all of the violence the left has unleashed on Conservatives who don't share their "tolerant" views.

[central_va]

There are a lot of states like Maryland and Vermont which you could take one or two counties out of and they’d be perfectly normal red states. If the country ever really does split up, we need to ensure it’s along county lines and not by states.

Study the history of the state of West Virginia. What you describe is what was done.