They should also consider creating networks of sub unions and commonwealths that pool different kinds of resources that are beyond the clutches of The Federal Government. Perhaps holding them in trusts which are obligated to share them as forms of mutual aid under specific rules and conditions.

Distributing parallel forms of government might be a way to keep Trump’s power in check. If certain networks or interstate agreement/trusts/commonwealths get large enough, they might even develop internationally recognized travel documents, and welfare systems.

The point would be to try to remain stealthy though, and avoid conflicts or the appearance of competing with the Federal government. So all Federal obligations would still have to be met.

A new European Union might be a model to follow, it would just be…an American States Union.

…a distributed American States Union. DASU, rather than USA.