In last week’s article, I discussed the need for an amicable secession that would establish a new southern country centered around conservative values. Some of the topics discussed were the necessity of a strong leader and an even stronger founding document; one that severely limits federal responsibility and strictly restricts federal growth. The bureaucratic monstrosity that is the federal government must not be allowed to resurface in the North American Southern Alliance (new proposed name).

STEP FOUR:

One of the hardest parts of the plan will be the relocation of interested citizens from the United States to the NASA. To accomplish this I suggest a one-year grace period during which citizens can relinquish their U.S. citizenship and relocate to the NASA utilizing an abbreviated immigration process. This year would allow people to find new residence and employment in the new country without feeling overly rushed to make a decision. After the 12-month deadline all citizens immigrating from the north would be treated as foreign nationals and be held to a much more stringent immigration process. This plan does not mean that if you are liberal/progressive you have to move out of the NASA. Everyone who loves freedom is welcome. This plan simply means that conservatism will be paramount in the establishing document of the new country.

STEP FIVE:

A recurring comment on the last article was how dangerous splitting America’s military forces would be to the citizenry and the stability of the world. I have to wholly disagree. The feckless leadership in Washington is doing nothing for world stability except making it worse. ISIS and John Kerry in Iran are proof that things can’t get much more dangerous for the citizenry. A large portion of the United States military identify as strongly conservative. I don’t have exact numbers, but I will low-ball and say that around 50 percent would defect. Military personnel would be allowed to transfer to the new military while retaining their time in service and paygrade during the 12-month grace period. If the split were to be amicable, as we all hope it would be, negotiations could be made for military hardware (tanks, planes, ships) assigned to U.S. bases located in the NASA. As long as both sides agreed to a treaty promising assistance and cooperation in maintaining national security, the USA and NASA would be as safe from foreign threats as they are today.

STEP SIX:

The last item for consideration would be trade. The Mississippi River would be a neutral trade route, as it passes through both countries. Goods passing across the NASA northern border would be subject to tariffs. Sales tax would be the only method of income taxation in the NASA. Imported goods would be taxed heavily to help promote consumption of NASA-made goods. Export of goods and resources would be encouraged and supported. The free market would determine what goods would be consumed, not government mandates. The government would be expressly forbidden from establishing any policy or agency that would interfere with free market principles. Sorry corn.

This concludes my secession plan. It is not a perfect or a complete plan. It is merely a rough draft, meant to spark conversation and thought. If this plan were to come to fruition, I truly believe that the American people would be a happier, more prosperous people. The division of public opinion is so wide and filled with animosity that I don’t think we can recover. I don’t harbor any ill will towards liberals; I just think that their view is so skewed from what I believe is right, I don’t want them anywhere near my government. I think that is the common feeling among most conservatives. I also believe that the metropolitan areas are overpowering the rural and suburban conservative community politically, to the point that the conservative viewpoint is not accurately represented in both state and federal governments. With my plan, both views could be represented accurately with minimal resistance from the opposition. Liberal policies would run the U.S. and conservative principles would govern the NASA. I appreciate the responses to the last article. I hope to get the same reader participation to this one.