The article discusses the potential for blue states to secede if an authoritarian Trump were to seize more power, arguing from a historical and legal perspective. The founding of the United States was framed as a secession movement rather than a conventional revolution. The author draws on the Declaration of Independence, noting its assertion of the people's right to alter or abolish a government that threatens their rights, underscoring the radicalism inherent in America’s origins and emphasizing the legitimacy of secession as a choice for blue states under oppressive governance.
The founding of the United States was a secessionist movement, seeking to withdraw from British governance rather than engaging in revolution as defined today.
The Declaration of Independence asserts that the 'people' retain the right to alter or abolish any government that becomes destructive to their safety and happiness.
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