Background: One of the most persuasive arguments against rebooting the constitution is the sheer demographics. When you look at red states and blue states, they are too finely balanced to have the supra majority needed to create the document. No problem! Let me show you how.
First, money. We need progressive banks, PACs and thinktanks fully purged of corpradem elements willing to commit to a long term vision of a better America. Occupy has already started this, both with their B corporation project in California and Occupy the SEC. It will take about 20 years but is very doable. You will also need a hard core leadership team capable of taking the long view like Karl Rove and the Koch Brothers.
Second, create ECHO news. Echo's job is like CNN but will remove the veneer of neutrality and actually echo FOX lite view points. With an important difference, it will be geared explicitly to the southern demographic. All anchors and pundits will be from the south, and the days of the confederacy will be hailed by all racial demographics. On this position they will be more aggressive than FOX...any time Perry clones say secession is an option. Echo entertainment division will content and media distribution channels dedicated toward glorifying slavery and the antebellum south. Progressive media owned by the cabal of reformation will muzzle natural progressive outrage at this behavior. Fox and clones will be alarmed but since echo is always reactive, never proactive, it will be impossible to purge them from the reagan reality without offending the south, since the primary mission of the echo network is to amplify the Reagan reality and the more insane fringe elements already harnessed by Ruprect Murdoch.
Third, waiting ten to fifteen years for echo to fully burrow it's way into the Reagan reality, the cabal then waits for the progressive high in the cycle (see 2008) when conservative behavior will be at its most irrational and then can for a constitutional convention. Progressives will agree to this.
Fourth, once the inevitable deadlock occurs, a plebecite is held to allow secession by some states. Strategically important states in the center of the country will be tampered with (see Diebold) and remain in the union.
Fifth, the south is excised from the union but required to pay for any federal property (ie military bases etc).
Sixth, the new progressive president warns the south that no form of hostile or war like language will be tolerated. The south, being the south, will be unable to not threaten violence against the rest of America.
Seventh, this threat is considered causus beli for war via the Bush Doctrine of preemptive strikes.
Eight, a weakened south, thinking it can rely on militia and Bubba and his shotgun to defend themselves are utterly crushed in a quick and decisive war. (Note: it is utterly vital that the pacifist wing of the progrssive movement not be allowed to have the presidency for this to work. We need Teddy Roosevelt, not Carter.) (He would be considered a democrat today.)
Ninth, using the Bush standard set by Iraq, we begin reforming the south properly this time with education camps and companies designed to profit from their suffering. Note, that it is not because making them suffer is good, or even just, but because giving the corporations running the southern reconstruction zone a profit give will ensure that the occupation and reconstruction will take as long as possible.
Tenth, while the south is fully occupied and controlled, rebel sympatathizers in central red states, certain to commit terrorists acts in sympathy with the south are moved to reservations on southern land. Meanwhile, more land can be restored to native Americans in these states per treaty we have already broken. Lands currently owned by red states. If necessary, we can create a central and mountain occupation zone as well.
Eleventh, create a new constitution.. Then in a symbol of old to new, dangle the old constitution on a thread, cut the thread and then sign the new constituon, without the red menace.
Twelfth, profit. Eventually, the south, fully vetted and potentially eugenically purified of excessive conservative contamination is admitted back to the fold, with firm pacifist clauses in their state constitutions ala Japan.
A modest proposal. But also one that would absolutely work and a viable alternative to the conservative vision of America.
