‘What if California stopped sending its tax money to Washington? What if Massachusetts refused to let federal agents use state databases? What if blue states with the biggest economies just said “no” to a federal government they don’t trust?

These aren’t hypothetical questions. An Instagram video reveals what Democratic governors are quietly planning behind closed doors — something called “soft secession” that could reshape American government.

In the video, attorney Cheyenne Hunt explains how Democratic governors are exploring a new form of resistance. “Formal secession is unconstitutional, and that would be a state breaking off and no longer being a part of the United States government,” she says. “But soft secession is financial, and mostly has to do with wealthy blue states withholding their resources and money from a hostile federal government.”…’ — Ellsworth Toohey via Boing Boing