It seems the only peaceful way to resolve and escape the *absolute* corruption in the federal govt is secession

No amount of voting or political activism is going to fix this. Its broken for good.

If like minded States banded together and split from the union (as was suggested by Allen West in Texas) to form a new country based on the original founding principals of the Constitution, that would be the best outcome. Let the liberal states cannibalize themselves into third world psychologically defective countries. Build walls high and mighty to keep them out and let those that want to leave, leave. Permanently.

Much of the breadbasket and energy producing states are red states. It can be done.