He will refuse to leave, but D govs are already planning out so-called "soft secession," which may involve states not turning over taxes to the feds, and other such tactics. Because this matters:
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I have only seen suggestions that they do this. I haven’t seen anything that mentions governors have plans to do it. If it’s true it’s exciting. Where did you find info about this?
aug 23, 2025, 1:17 pm • 2 0 • view
I am totally in love with this idea.
aug 23, 2025, 7:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Mel, here you go. Chris Armitage is a pretty well-respected voice, but doesn't reveal his sources, for obvious reasons. cmarmitage.substack.com/p/its-time-f...
aug 23, 2025, 3:21 pm • 2 1 • view
Let's fuckin' go. Speaking of game on.
aug 23, 2025, 7:01 pm • 1 0 • view
I read an article that key D Govs are having weekly phone conferences on secure lines to discuss. Can’t recall source but will try to recover it - it was on here.
aug 23, 2025, 2:09 pm • 1 0 • view
I am so happy to hear this. They are doing what our reps in Congress are not.
aug 23, 2025, 7:01 pm • 1 0 • view
Won’t work. Fed will just printt the missing dollars
aug 23, 2025, 2:12 pm • 0 0 • view
But that will kill everybody with inflation. Magas will get pulled down with everybody else.
aug 23, 2025, 3:12 pm • 0 0 • view
How ? the other money was sequestered unless the blue states are giving it back to the people
aug 23, 2025, 4:06 pm • 0 0 • view
So start at the top. 1) If 80% of the tax revenue comes from those blue states on the map, those states deciding to withhold tax money is a huge amount. Just CA pays $692 billion a year. 2) A soft secession means defying federal laws. Pass a state law saying all federal taxes must go through 1/
aug 23, 2025, 5:02 pm • 0 0 • view
the state, which will hold it in escrow if the federal govt isn't servng taxpayer rights to equal treatmet under 14A. 3) SCOTUS says you have to pay. Defy SCOTUS, saying "state's rights." 4) Maga has decimated the IRS. What are they going to do to enforce? 5) If the feds print new money, they'd 2/
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have to make up for so much lost revenue, they can't succeed. 6) Things get really ugly. Do strikes and boycotts. All of this is wildly radical. Isn't what Trump/Maga is doing right now wildly radical? Trying to work under the "norms" Magas defy every day just won't work. 3/
aug 23, 2025, 5:02 pm • 0 0 • view
Far more astute people than I are working on this as we speak: calmatters.org/economy/2025....
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