Actually, it would be independent states, not united ones. Think "pre confederacy" and not the 1860's one. Immediately after the american revolution was successfully prosecuted, there was no united states. The states bound together in a confederacy.
A collapse of the federal government does not mean the collapse of 50 states.
The federal government has worked itself into an unsustainable position. It will fail.
These folks are stuck in 1980, waiting for Reagan.
What happens when Reid and Obama or their successors can't keep the house of cards up anymore? Greece is just the beginning of that.
Look at Sarajevo. Two very different populations living together when the rule of law fails. Think of a red suburban area a couple of miles from a blue inner city when the EBT card doesn't light up anymore.
Reid wants $2.4 trillion more now. There is no indication either he or Obama has a clue what they are doing or they think no matter how bad it gets they can stay ahead of it with freebees.
History says otherwise.