I got similar thoughts along the lines of "city-states" because I happened to have the news on in the background the morning after Trump put out the immigration order. Whatever news channel I had on was showing a whole slew of mayors appearing before their podiums for press conferences, all very simply and very calmly and very grownup like, basically all saying: we are not going to do this, we cannot, it is not all legal, so let's not get all upset.

Again, the troll thing comes to mind for me: they were all saying: this is all just troll nonsense, if these things are in actuality to come about, it will be going through Congress and the courts first, not through the rantings of a president pandering to his campaign promises, That it would take some time for them to come about and all the founding fathers wisdom about checks and balances protecting the country from radical change are still quite operative in this country.

THE IRONY: this is what the Republican party used to stand for! Local government over federal!

Another irony: local over federal is normally not good for basic human rights issues! It's going to be a very confusing ride as long as Trump keeps playing culture wars. What is happening with him so far is just gist for artappraiser's rule: if you are an independent voter, it's fine to vote rogue for lower offices, but never vote rogue for president or Senate, it is always best to put a liberal there, ESPECIALLY for president ONLY because: he nominates Supreme Court justices! The Supreme Court should always be prominent in peoples' minds when they vote for president, it probably should be one's main deciding factor over everything else.

Edit to add: in another post I have a report that suggests Congress is not going to move fast on something just because Trump wants it. Despite both the online and MSM media going crazy feeding the troll on the issue he selects for the day, they are going to be working on their own priorities and using the troll when they want to do what he ranting about and ignoring him when they don't want to. Those who know the difference between those those two things will be far better off than those who don't.