Options 3 seems most viable, and actually many lefties would support this.
"Radical decentralization—Articles of Confederation style: In this sort of system, the United States still exists geographically as it does now. However, the federal government is much weaker and has no ability to tax. Each individual state is left to govern itself as it sees fit. It’s quite clear that the US is too big to be governed by a centralized force, and in this sort of scenario state and local politics become much more important than federal elections. The president becomes less important, and the same goes for the US Congress and for the Supreme Court. In this system, California can attempt to become a socialist utopia while Texas attempts to model what they believe to be a completely free society."
Options 3 seems most viable, and actually many lefties would support this. "Radical decentralization—Articles of Confederation style: In this sort of system, the United States still exists geographically as it does now. However, the federal government is much weaker and has no ability to tax. Each individual state is left to govern itself as it sees fit. It’s quite clear that the US is too big to be governed by a centralized force, and in this sort of scenario state and local politics become much more important than federal elections. The president becomes less important, and the same goes for the US Congress and for the Supreme Court. In this system, California can attempt to become a socialist utopia while Texas attempts to model what they believe to be a completely free society."