I do think that American's are strangely attached to the idea of 50 states when this number hasn't even been associated with the US for 60 years, and I do understand the want for secession with such diverse communities but I'm not 100% convinced that it's the best solution. Yes it may take away the interal conflict so that progress that it's citizens will actually see the changes they want in a more efficient way without the great conflict of parties, but I think it will just continue to move the conflict of parties from the state level to the federal level. There will still be the same arguments brought up to the federal level.