Can’t disagree in any way! However, I do think 17th was part of the beginning of the loss of understanding of that sovereignty. As you say, there is so much more.
With Texas now creating its own gold holdings, its own power grid, etc. it has become a model for how it can be done. Wish Oklahoma would do that!
So far, NO state has stood up to the feds and risked losing federal funding. As always, it comes down to the money. That’s the bottom line. No state has stepped up because we have political wimps in charge of each state and THAT is because the people of each state are still fast asleep. But I think they are waking up. Can’t happen too soon.
Trump represents change from the top but there also needs to be change from the bottom - the states and the people. They’ve go to step up and as I said, it can’t happen too soon. Just ONE STATE. That’s all it would take. Just one freaking courageous state that says FU to the tyranny of the feds and start its financial journey to independence. One state. Others would follow. I pray for this to happen and SOON.