Being a distraction is the ultimate issue here.
They’d have to get anything past enough flyover states to leave only 12 holdouts. Corruption is nothing new. Most people favored the crown in Revolutionary era America.
It was NOT corruption to favor the crown it was a political decision. The Revolutionary and Civil Wars were largely political in nature; i.e. how should we be governed. Today the politicians want only power, perks , position and money. The latter IS CORRUPTION.