Which group of states, if severed from the Union would become

>Implying they wouldn't just form "le risen again south"
I say the former Mexican territories, since there's no way California and Texas wouldn't pull in opposite directions.

>>1785380
I think all the ethnic minorities down there with political power now would not want the risen again south. Also, assuming most of these places import most of their own food and power, they would quickly turn into shitholes and resort to infighting based on race and religious denomination really quickly.

can u imagine the quality of life in the Mississippi river commune

>>1785353
ALL the states west of the Minnesota-Louisiana line

they would all constantly be squabbling over water control

>>1785648
texas would rule, it has its own power grid

>>1785692
no, Texas would balkanize along with the rest of the west

Why would El Paso ever guarantee water rights to Laredo in times of drought?

>>1785716
Because Texas has water reserves, and Laredo is the largest inland port in the US and handles almost 50% of the trade between the US and Mexico, houses four of the states largest banks, and is situated along a natural border.

Texas as a whole is very unlikely to balkanize.

>>1785353
>communist Alabama

Maybe in the Great Depression, anon... but not now

>>1785764
Half communist. Border settled in the Huntsville accord

>>1785756
Texas is the only state that could legitimately survive if it it seceded