“Again, not without CRIPPLING their own people.”
As opposed to the feds crippling the people??
We have 26 or so conservative States. That’s enough to get the job done.
DC without power and light would be a funny place, so saying the feds can screw with Texas is silly. The States can open the pipelines and who will the feds send in to stop it?
“We have 26 or so conservative States. That’s enough to get the job done.”
Perhaps, but we need about 10 more years of Trump before Republican POLITICIANS from those states are conservative. Right now, I’d be surprised if we have 5 of those governors.
And yes, it would be a game of chicken in my example. Texas would be crippled (not even any phone, internet, or power), while the Northeast draws down their storage tanks (in my example). At the same time, DC mobilizes forces to move into Texas, using foreign mercenaries if necessary. While Texas hopes (probably hopelessly) that Mexico is willing to assist us.
Sorry, don’t see it happening. They hold all the cards, get used to it. The only way that changes is if states find allies FIRST, such as Mexico and other countries. Hard to see that happening, and not a sign of it.