They’re gonna have to sell of lot of maple syrup and books to get their own military going. Not sure if I’d defend that state or not and if they secede, we can just swap’em out for Puerto Rico. That way, the flag can stay the same.
The USA would defend them, as we defend every GD socialist state in Europe so that they can "notspend" on military, have huge socialist welfare states, and chide us for not having universal healthcare.
It really p's me off when they look down their noses at America for spending "too much" on the military and not enough on socialism. They COULDN'T BE socialist without America providing for their defense.