[Roccus]

I disagree with the year. It is more like 1861 than 1788. Brother against brother. State against state.

Brother against brother...yes. State against state....no.

The idea of states banding together to fight or defend DC are ante-bellum.

Should TSHTF, think Africa, the Balkans, Russia in 1917. The front line will NOT be a state boundary, but your front gate, your driveway, your front door.

[central_va]

It will be a hybrid with some states withdrawing orderly and some states devolving into chaos. If a states secedes by a majority vote referendum then what would the people in that state be fighting?

You are missing the big picture. States are the last line of defense against an out of control Federal Govt. They can convert seamlessly and easily into sovereign countries by design.