It is possible that they can succeed without such a response. There are examples in history where regions are given the opportunity to secede if they vote to d

It is possible that they can succeed without such a response. There are examples in history where regions are given the opportunity to secede if they vote to do so and have done so peacefully. There are also examples where regions have been forced to remain within a country. We don’t know that the federal government would necessarily have the will or mandate to use force to keep a state within the union. It depends on the circumstances and political climate. What is clear is that the Union is fragile and imbalances in governance are unsustainable. The 50 Democratic senators represent far more people than the Republican senators.