Nolte is being facetious, but these "autonomous zones" need to be crushed. Lawlessness is not supposed to be part of the American system.
Northern Plains Autonomous zone...
Grain
Oil
Coal
Electricity...
Very busy east-West rail lines.
World's 4th largest nuclear power.
Make our own rules (meaning we could actually use the United States' Constitution--why not, they aren't.)
Control our own immigration....
Maybe there's something to this..
GOTCHA! I'm just kidding.
Enough of this crap. Starve 'em for a couple more weeks, and clean them out.