Well, that’s an entirely different question and I really don’t want to get into some hypothetical war game scenario this early in the morning.
Whether the government would win such a war or not, I think it’s guaranteed that they would declare it. We certainly have precedent to believe that they would.
No, don’t skip secession. If as you say war is inventible why not go that way. At least doing that some semblence of lines can be drawn.