[freerepublicchat]

This is just one mere battle.

In the long run it's a race to see which group can most quickly birth their way to a bigger share of what's left of the nation's wealth.

[Travis McGee]

My bet is on the younger side, that is willing to fight.

At least in some places.

U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 4:

The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,

and shall protect each of them against invasion