It is, of course, difficult to see the future. However, I have previously posted that if Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida plus the southern Atlantic coast states would join together to form a sovereign constitutional union, they could quickly become one of the richest nations on earth. They would have an abundance of resources to exploit. Other non-contiguous states might join in. It might be easier for the failing original oligarchy to make a deal with the new sovereign entity.
Of course, some of the population could cause problems. Nothing worthwhile can be easy.
You aren’t going to get me started on this. I only have about 17 years of life expectancy left.
Louisiana has a democrat governor so not likely to go along.
:: form a sovereign constitutional union, they could quickly become one of the richest nations on earth. ::
Plus, since the Democrats did the very same thing about 160 years (with, essentially, the same set of states), they should be 100% behind such an endeavor.