The Idea of a National Divorce/Splitting Up the Country

CA would get to fully institute socialism. Universal basic income, national health insurance and guaranteed retirement would all be in their version of the constitution. It will come at the cost that there will be no free speech (hate speech laws will be a thing), restriction of freedom of movement (in the name of saving the environment) and probably 60-70% of your pay going to taxes. Police would be completely defunded. Christianity would be banned. But that is what they will want.

FL and TX would get to fully institute theocracy. Where Christianity would determine their version of the constitution. There would be low taxes and freedom of speech and the ability to open carry would all be protected. But on social issues abortion would be illegal, gay marriage would be illegal and the LGBT crowd (whatever amount is left, hopefully most would have left the country) will be back in the closet. Alcohol and gambling would be limited again and all drugs would be illegal with very harsh fines and jail time. Police would be funded and given more autonomy (think of a Judge Dredd type situation). But that is what they will want.

 

To liberals in the liberal country they would be better off. To conservatives in the conservative country they would be better off. This is why it would be incredibly important to move to the country most in line with your values and beliefs.

 

The problem is the states have been stripped of almost any real power. The states haven't had real power since the Civil War. Honestly the states have essentially been reduced to nothing more than administrative areas.

 

The Southeast and the West Coast countries would definitely be the extremes. The Rocky Mountain/Mountain West country would be socially liberal and fiscally conservative. Next to no government but also very few regulations and laws. Almost everything would be legal. The Northeast country would be similar to the West Coast country but not quite as radical. Definitely the biggest union country though where unions would most likely rule all labor with an iron fist (definitely no right to work laws in the Northeast country). The Midwest country would probably be the most middle of the road and the one most like the U.S. currently.

 

The new countries would genuinely be sovereign countries. U.S. law would no longer apply and the individual countries would create their own laws. The U.S. would cease to exist.

In case you've forgotten that is how the U.S. was originally set up. The states were truly meant to be like their own sovereign countries with the Federal Government being very limited in scope. Sadly the states have essentially lost that power, the biggest loss of power coming after the Civil War. The states haven't been sovereign essentially since the Civil War.

 

It would allow people to finally have the choice to be in an area to aligns with their values and beliefs.

And yes all of these countries would be new countries. They would all have to set up new constitutions and new laws. However they want it. The U.S. would cease to exist. Heck if the West Coast country wants to install a Communist Dictator they could do it. If the Mountain West/Rocky Mountain country didn't want to have a leader at all, they could do it. That's the whole point, they would be their own country.

 

Exactly. This lets the majority of people essentially have more say in how they are governed. The blue coastal areas would no longer have to be bothered by flyover country. The south would no longer have to be bothered by the northeast. It lets everyone be in a situation where they are around like minded people who share their values and beliefs and live in a country that shares their values and beliefs.