What if the United States split into two countries?

[GulDukat]

Some interesting articles:

Maybe a Conscious Uncoupling of Red and Blue States is the Way to Go?

The Case for Blue-State Secession

I don't think that this is a remote possibility, but what if? We do seem to be two separate countries.

From the Newsweek article:

Those who rally around the American flag, wear patriotic garb and dress like the founding fathers on the 4th of July tend to be Red Staters-so let's let them keep the USA brand and give them three massive Canadian provinces that also generally share the same values: Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. This nation would be the United States of America (USA).

Then, let's ask our friends to the north to slightly adjust their branding by calling themselves the United States of Canada (USC) and give them a dozen or so of our like-minded states like Washington, Oregon, California, New York, Vermont, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maryland, Maine, Massachusetts and Hawaii.

To be sure, USC will get most of the cool cultural centers like Seattle, L.A., Manhattan and Silicon Valley, but I'm not sure Red-Staters will miss them since they were never very fond of them anyway. And while those are significant revenue bases to lose, they'll be made up for by all of the shale in those Canadian provinces and the drilling that will commence immediately when the newly configured USA legalizes oil drilling in Alaska.

Not sure Canada would go along with that. But there could still be a Red/Blue State split. Purple states could vote which country they would like to join. 2/3 majority by the popular vote or state legislature.