Your perspective seems rational and fair, but the powers in charge are control freaks that are anything but rational or fair.
Any state seceeding would have to use force to evict the federal forces, and it would mean war.
“Any state seceeding would have to use force to evict the federal forces, and it would mean war.” - RF
I don’t think so. Just offer them citizenship, and a job in the new army.
Everyone that declines would have a set time period to go home to the fedgov controlled states.
Outside of that time period any holdout would be subject to (individual) arrest and deportation.