[GonzoGOP]

Gas in Chicago would go up to $20 a gallon but we’d be doing just fine. And given all the water resources we have, we could sell our water to the SW at great profit.

Don't forget you lose access to the Pacific Ocean. There is almost no Red -v- Blue map that puts coastal California in the red side. So be prepared to pay hefty tariffs on anything imported from or exported to the pacific rim.

[DuncanWaring]

Unless we worked out a deal with Vancouver, BC and the Canadian-Pacific railway.

[wolfcreek]

Don't you know we get all of our imported crap through Mexico now?

If secession was peaceful, Texas and other states would be working out trade agreements just like any other country.

If not, there's always Pantex to bargain with..