That's one way to look at it, although the North was not technically another nation until secession occurred. My point was that some other political entity or combination of entities might have taken over some states if they had stayed loosely federated.
So we all should be happy that we got conquered,...or we might have been conquered?
All I'm saying is that reality is messy. And doesn't necessarily comport with an idealized version of how the world should be.
But I too am unhappy with the way the feds are pushing their agenda down out throats. So I'll agree with you on that.
