MTG Makes Call for a ‘National Divorce’

In a gesture of political exasperation, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a “national divorce” yesterday.

The post, which was put on Twitter, said:

We need to separate by red states and blue states and shrink the federal government…we are done.

Here’s what that looked like:

In its totality, Greene’s post seems a bit contradictory in that you can’t shrink the current federal government if you have a national divorce because it would no longer exist.

Instead, new governments would have to be formed. So is she actually calling for a real national divorce, or is she just making a confusing case for more federalism under the current union?

Given her other statements in the post, let us assume she’s using “national divorce” as it is normally meant for the sake of this article.

So with that said, it’s certainly pretty shocking to see a sitting U.S. House member call for the breakup of the United States.

That’s the kind of thing that is normally reserved for purely online personalities. Naturally, some are already acting aghast.

So is a national divorce realistic—and just as importantly—would it solve the nation’s problems?

As a discussion point, let us imagine an alternate universe, the two major political persuasions in the United States might be healthier and happier if the nation was to agree to separate. As well noted, the current, overbearing far-left push, specifically on cultural issues like transgenderism and parental rights, hitting up against more traditionally minded Americans is not sustainable.

No doubt, the Left’s continued push will lead to government becoming more and more powerful. And, for example, what will happen when parents start losing their children for not “affirming” their gender delusions? What happens if extreme Left break the filibuster one day soon and take away gun rights? How do those kinds of tensions play out?

With that said, a national divorce in the universe we inhabit is probably unworkable.

Geographically, political populations are not separated by states. Rather, they are separated by street addresses.

There are a ton of Republicans in New York and a ton of [democrats communists/globalists] in Florida.

The totality of the union also provides for the resources and innovations that have made the United States what it is.

There are blue states that contribute and red states that contribute.

In a breakup, who gets the military? Who gets the nukes and technology? Would there be some kind of sharing agreement? What happens to Republicans in blue states? Are they stuck or are they given immediate citizenship to where they want to go? If so, how do you stop blue staters from moving to the new “red” country and eventually turning it into what we already have?

Lastly, and this would perhaps be the greatest concern for Conservatives on this issue—given the march of the left—there’s no reason to believe a “blue” union would leave a “red” union alone.

[Leftists] feed off the gaining and use of tyrannical power. For that reason alone, they’d never agree to a mutual separation, and even if they did, they’d seek to undermine the results anyway.

So while We the People well understand the angst MTG is showing, wouldn’t it just be easier to fight for more federalism within the current union?

That seems more realistic than a national divorce because if you can’t gain federalism in the current system, you are never getting the buy-in for a peaceful total separation, never mind all the logistical issues.

What say you, Def-Con News readers—divorce or reconciliation?