That is one possibility, but the real problem we have right now is that DC is hamstrung when it comes to defending the territory of the states. The southwest has been invaded for a couple of decades and nothing was done. Hawaii and Alaska are under the threat of a nuclear tyrant with ICBM missiles, and we officially state that any missile will not be shot down. We need some regional powers that will basically kick but and take names. Dixieland would do that. Alaska would do that. Texas would do that. New England would bend over and leave itself wide open to just about anything, but hey, they get what they have now.
I don't disagree with that, but in my mind, it needs to go further.
I'm imagining several states standing shoulder to shoulder in a showdown with Washington - basically letting them know in no uncertain terms that they are officially throwing down the gauntlet.
I think that we're already beginning to see the precursors to this, with the 10th Amendment resolutions being passed by many states, and in some of the statements directed toward Washington by some of our governors.
In the end, I firmly believe that the current threat to the republic will have to be directly confronted and overcome by The People, and that is why these tea parties are so important. They're the beginning of a resistance movement that will culminate in the restoration of our constitutional form of government, if it evolves forward.
And, it must move forward.