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Now this is a topic near and dear to my heart.\u00a0 In my soon to be released novel “The Sniper<\/a>,” I do a thorough job of smashing up the Union but that’s fiction.\u00a0 Arthur’s talking fact.<\/p>\n

Pondering the Idea of American Balkanization<\/a><\/p>\n

I think we all have our theories about how this country could and maybe should split up.\u00a0 And by the same token there are lots of theories about changes to the Constitution that would allow greater regional freedom without the necessity of busting up the USA.<\/p>\n

Check it out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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