Musk's America Party could evolve into a Network State with global reach, using these assets:
Crypto Momentum: Meme coins like Dogecoin, which Musk has influenced, reached $50 billion in 2021. A new party coin could fund land purchases and operations.
X as a DAO Platform: X's 600 million users could join a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to vote on policies and fund initiatives, scaling rapidly.
Land Acquisition: Crowdfunded real estate, starting with "Liberation Hubs" in the U.S., could expand to global territories, forming a network of enclaves.
Global Expansion: The America Party could rebrand as a "Liberation Network," with versions in other countries (e.g., Liberate UK, Liberate Japan). Each would buy land and align under a shared vision.
Parallel Economy: A crypto-based financial system, bypassing traditional banks, would support this network, integrating Musk's Starlink and Tesla for infrastructure.
Al Governance: XAl or Grok could manage governance via smart contracts, ensuring transparency and efficiency, replacing human bureaucrats.
Plan to Build It
1. Launch a Liberation Coin on X, tied to the America Party, to raise funds.
2. Create an X-based DAO for members to vote on priorities and fund hubs.
3. Crowdfund a U.S. Liberation Hub by 2026, starting in a swing state.
4. Expand to 10 countries with their own hubs by
2030, each running a local Liberation Party.
5. Seek diplomatic recognition for the network as a sovereign entity.
Feasibility and Challenges
Musk's $350 billion wealth, X's reach, and Dogecoin influence make this possible. 40% of Americans identify as independent (Gallup, 2025), offering a base. But U.S. electoral barriers (ballot laws, winner-take-all voting) limit third-party success, and Musk's focus often shifts (e.g., Hyperloop).
The Network State concept is unproven, and global coordination is complex.
Still, Musk's track record-building Tesla, SpaceX, and buying X-shows he can execute ambitious ideas.
This theory is speculative, but a fun thought exercise. The America Party may just be a political protest, but Musk's resources and vision could turn it into a global Network State, reshaping power structures globally.
Please convince Elon to make this the mandatory platform/catechism for any candidate in a GOP primary, on penalty of unleashing the full power of X and his billions against them otherwise.
Item 3- For how small an area would you propose allowing secession? What would be the status of that area afterwards? I would certainly secede from my state, given an opportunity. Is my property alone large enough to secede from the state?
My issue: to ensure the welfare of our citizens, I believe we have to remove those laws that prevent individuals, business and nonprofit start-ups, small enterprises, etc., from offering more choices to retail consumers and businesses. As you have pointed out in other posts, that includes watchdog and advisory organizations. We need 10,000 consumer reports and underwriters laboratories.
Make it easy for religious groups or other affiliations - neighbors, social groups, networks - to form their own clinics and schools and insurance companies and banks and social service agencies. Make it easier for small players in the market to step up and fill the gaps to be left before big government and crony-capitalist businesses are taken down. And provide more sources of income for the smaller potatoes. More like the options my family had when they came from Eastern Europe before WWI. Didn't take much for my great-grandfather to start up a small sewing factory in rural Wisconsin. He hired fellow immigrants that other employers would not.
Now, I understand that people are worried that without government oversight there is more corruption and chaos. My concern? Does that really mean less than what we have today? We don't solve problems, in my opinion. We swap one set of problems for what we hope is a preferred set of problems. To me, more choices is a good problem to have.
Too much of commercial law, allegedly put in place to protect consumers and businesses, actually protects the vested interests of established enterprises.
Recently in our state there were proposals to loosen up the restrictions on home kitchens. We already have permission for certain safe foods, meaning in Denver you can get yummy baked goods and ethnic dishes, freshly made, delivered to your home out of someone's kitchen. An opportunity to start small and to grow food trucks and brick-and-mortar restaurants. Some cooks have "pop-up stores" with limited hours. Very popular! Means extra income to working class folks as well as the newly laid-off, as the economy churns.
At the hearings about the new laws, as I recall, a couple of food safety experts showed up to warn about food poisoning - the main issue. Someone finally asked them about the frequency of food poisoning coming out of home kitchens.
"Nothing in the last ten years," they said. Still the new laws did not pass our Democrat-dominated legislative committee.
My fantasy, as the State is dismantled, is that the average person does not notice, because they already have options to replace the services they counted on that were state-controlled. (Hopefully, also more money in their pockets.) Also, based on working with government agencies for decades as a consultant, there are great people working in the public sector, most of whom have integrity and talent. I would hope they would welcome the opportunity to start their own enterprises as well.
Let's unleash the power of individual innovation first, before we show up with our sledge hammers.
Highly educated America is deeply convinced that global warming is a near term crisis. MAGA America is convinced it is a hoax. Ergo, we have many prosperous districts with highly educated people where the Republican party absolutely cannot win. This gives the Democrats permission to go full-on wacko.
An environmentally focused party which is also sane could compete in those wealthy deep Blue districts. And yes, balancing the budget should be part of the platform. Pyramid scheme economics requires ever more participants -- more population. Not eco friendly.
I don't think so. In fact, the part about illiberal views is the only part I got wrong, I think. The INA (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)) bars entry to those affiliated with communist, totalitarian, or terrorist groups, based on ideology or activities. Recent policies, as of July 7, 2025, indicate USCIS screens social media for “anti-Americanism” as a negative factor in discretionary immigration benefit decisions (e.g., visa approvals). Whether we can call this a 'rubric' is open to discussion. Otherwise, migrants receive government benefits, vote in local elections, and those here illegally can return eventually to become a naturalized citizen.
- migrants can't typically vote in local elections. There are a few very minor exceptions (e.g. a couple of school boards in San Francisco where migrants with children in those schools can vote), but they're incredibly minor (also, wouldn't your other point about devolving all all legal authority to the most local possible level imply localities should be allowed to set their own rules?)
- migrants aren't generally eligible for welfare benefits unless they've been legal permanent residents for over five years (at which point they're eligible for citizenship anyway). Looks like I was partly wrong here though, in that there is an exception for some categories of legally recognized refugees, which is a category I agree needs reform more generally.
- conversely about the INA, it exists on paper but seems unenforced (and potentially unenforceable) in practice (see e.g. how hard a time the Trump admin has had in deporting Khalil, who's openly a member of groups that advocate for destroying America). Agree with you that there's room to improve how this law functions.
Basically, I'm suggesting Congress putty in many of these loopholes and workarounds. For example, the way the Biden Admin got around some of these prohibitions was to give many billions to NGOs, who would in term give these to illegals through*charities*. This was all in an effort to save states like NY, CA, and IL from losing Congressional seats due to dwindling populations. If they can import people to these states, they can use apportionment to preserve their power. When we look at the states that got the most funds DHS/FEMA funds for migrants, can you guess? // In terms of subsidiarity, any legal right to suffrage is generally a federal matter but you make a good point. It's arguable, so long as the local population tolerates local suffrage. I am just seeing the development of big Muslim enclaves that are trying to sneak in Sharia through the back door, which is frightening to me. And as a pragmatic consideration, I actually want to see legal immigration and paths to citizenship streamlined for many. So while I seem like a xenophobe in a paragraph, the issue probably needs a fuller treatment than I gave it here. Anyway, thanks for engaging. This is good and healthy.
Good list! I don't know yet the best way to do it, but when you say "while 5-10 would require an Act of Congress", a huge problem we have right now is that Congress is essentially checked out. Our system of government is not designed to have 1 branch entirely unwilling to enforce its role. What could we do, first, before those 5-10 items, that would make Congress actually wake up and consider passing them?
This is the question. Reform ideas are a dime a dozen, including mine. Sadly, I think the only thing that would prompt any Congress to adopt any of these would be sheer desperation. A real emergency.
you led with mentioning Musk's party, and I think Nate Silver has an article about how "the America party probably can't win, but it might be able to spoiler elections" and Trump has shown a method for enforcing congressional loyalty (to limited, silly, unproductive things, unfortunately) by threatening to primary sitting members of "his" party. And old people like us remember the Tea Party.
So.... taking those 4 things into account, could the America Party 1) pick one overriding, simple, sound-bite message (save us from fiscal doom, or even literally a specific bill), 2) set up a website like the Club of Growth used to have about that tax pledge, 3) do lots of targeted publicity with Musk-bucks in relevant districts (not stupid stuff like the WI SC election) that have razor thin election margins and the previous winner was Bad On The Budget and 4) run "America Party Endorsed" primary (either party) challenges (or spoiler 3rd party candidates, essentially on the "fiscal doom" primary issue) to hold 3-8% of the voters hostage to that principle, so the candidates feel obliged to cater to it?
And then of course, run really mean ads against them if they fail to follow through in congress.
Musk has said he would use a 300 strategy, like Sparta. That means the party could do everything you suggest plus identify other choke points. Trump made nice with the LP, which got them Ross out of jail and crypto regulatory relief. But these are token gestures compared to what is really needed. That said, I'm no political strategist. I think what's needed is to find and build the next cult of personality, someone who is 80 percent aligned, who people fall in love with. The new party needs a magnetic "hope and change" candidate with looks, smarts, charisma and a message. Personality is powerful.
You make a really good point about the LP, that's exactly the example I was thinking of - instead of Ross, could you get enough leverage to make "this bill that saves us from fiscal doom" that token, that enough pols would be willing to slide across the table?
"The new party needs a magnetic "hope and change" candidate with looks, smarts, charisma and a message."
Well, let's start vetting. In a way, Musk is sort of "the candidate" in the sense that he's the guy with lots of money saying "we should go this direction," but obviously he can't legally be "the actual candidate." So what kind of person should it be? There's a long tradition of movie star candidates, are there any with that 80% of alignment?
Theory: Musk's Network State Plan
Musk's America Party could evolve into a Network State with global reach, using these assets:
Crypto Momentum: Meme coins like Dogecoin, which Musk has influenced, reached $50 billion in 2021. A new party coin could fund land purchases and operations.
X as a DAO Platform: X's 600 million users could join a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to vote on policies and fund initiatives, scaling rapidly.
Land Acquisition: Crowdfunded real estate, starting with "Liberation Hubs" in the U.S., could expand to global territories, forming a network of enclaves.
Global Expansion: The America Party could rebrand as a "Liberation Network," with versions in other countries (e.g., Liberate UK, Liberate Japan). Each would buy land and align under a shared vision.
Parallel Economy: A crypto-based financial system, bypassing traditional banks, would support this network, integrating Musk's Starlink and Tesla for infrastructure.
Al Governance: XAl or Grok could manage governance via smart contracts, ensuring transparency and efficiency, replacing human bureaucrats.
Plan to Build It
1. Launch a Liberation Coin on X, tied to the America Party, to raise funds.
2. Create an X-based DAO for members to vote on priorities and fund hubs.
3. Crowdfund a U.S. Liberation Hub by 2026, starting in a swing state.
4. Expand to 10 countries with their own hubs by
2030, each running a local Liberation Party.
5. Seek diplomatic recognition for the network as a sovereign entity.
Feasibility and Challenges
Musk's $350 billion wealth, X's reach, and Dogecoin influence make this possible. 40% of Americans identify as independent (Gallup, 2025), offering a base. But U.S. electoral barriers (ballot laws, winner-take-all voting) limit third-party success, and Musk's focus often shifts (e.g., Hyperloop).
The Network State concept is unproven, and global coordination is complex.
Still, Musk's track record-building Tesla, SpaceX, and buying X-shows he can execute ambitious ideas.
This theory is speculative, but a fun thought exercise. The America Party may just be a political protest, but Musk's resources and vision could turn it into a global Network State, reshaping power structures globally.
Please convince Elon to make this the mandatory platform/catechism for any candidate in a GOP primary, on penalty of unleashing the full power of X and his billions against them otherwise.
Item 3- For how small an area would you propose allowing secession? What would be the status of that area afterwards? I would certainly secede from my state, given an opportunity. Is my property alone large enough to secede from the state?
I forgive you for a pragmatic platform.
My issue: to ensure the welfare of our citizens, I believe we have to remove those laws that prevent individuals, business and nonprofit start-ups, small enterprises, etc., from offering more choices to retail consumers and businesses. As you have pointed out in other posts, that includes watchdog and advisory organizations. We need 10,000 consumer reports and underwriters laboratories.
Make it easy for religious groups or other affiliations - neighbors, social groups, networks - to form their own clinics and schools and insurance companies and banks and social service agencies. Make it easier for small players in the market to step up and fill the gaps to be left before big government and crony-capitalist businesses are taken down. And provide more sources of income for the smaller potatoes. More like the options my family had when they came from Eastern Europe before WWI. Didn't take much for my great-grandfather to start up a small sewing factory in rural Wisconsin. He hired fellow immigrants that other employers would not.
Now, I understand that people are worried that without government oversight there is more corruption and chaos. My concern? Does that really mean less than what we have today? We don't solve problems, in my opinion. We swap one set of problems for what we hope is a preferred set of problems. To me, more choices is a good problem to have.
Too much of commercial law, allegedly put in place to protect consumers and businesses, actually protects the vested interests of established enterprises.
Recently in our state there were proposals to loosen up the restrictions on home kitchens. We already have permission for certain safe foods, meaning in Denver you can get yummy baked goods and ethnic dishes, freshly made, delivered to your home out of someone's kitchen. An opportunity to start small and to grow food trucks and brick-and-mortar restaurants. Some cooks have "pop-up stores" with limited hours. Very popular! Means extra income to working class folks as well as the newly laid-off, as the economy churns.
At the hearings about the new laws, as I recall, a couple of food safety experts showed up to warn about food poisoning - the main issue. Someone finally asked them about the frequency of food poisoning coming out of home kitchens.
"Nothing in the last ten years," they said. Still the new laws did not pass our Democrat-dominated legislative committee.
My fantasy, as the State is dismantled, is that the average person does not notice, because they already have options to replace the services they counted on that were state-controlled. (Hopefully, also more money in their pockets.) Also, based on working with government agencies for decades as a consultant, there are great people working in the public sector, most of whom have integrity and talent. I would hope they would welcome the opportunity to start their own enterprises as well.
Let's unleash the power of individual innovation first, before we show up with our sledge hammers.
I've got probably 20 more planks I could propose. Maybe I'll do another round. You should too!
Highly educated America is deeply convinced that global warming is a near term crisis. MAGA America is convinced it is a hoax. Ergo, we have many prosperous districts with highly educated people where the Republican party absolutely cannot win. This gives the Democrats permission to go full-on wacko.
An environmentally focused party which is also sane could compete in those wealthy deep Blue districts. And yes, balancing the budget should be part of the platform. Pyramid scheme economics requires ever more participants -- more population. Not eco friendly.
Such a party branding fits Elon's previous branding perfectly. More here: https://conntects.net/blogPosts/HolisticPolitics/159/An-Open-Letter-to-Elon-Musk
Item 9 is already true (except the part about illiberal views).
I don't think so. In fact, the part about illiberal views is the only part I got wrong, I think. The INA (8 U.S.C. § 1182(a)(3)) bars entry to those affiliated with communist, totalitarian, or terrorist groups, based on ideology or activities. Recent policies, as of July 7, 2025, indicate USCIS screens social media for “anti-Americanism” as a negative factor in discretionary immigration benefit decisions (e.g., visa approvals). Whether we can call this a 'rubric' is open to discussion. Otherwise, migrants receive government benefits, vote in local elections, and those here illegally can return eventually to become a naturalized citizen.
- migrants can't typically vote in local elections. There are a few very minor exceptions (e.g. a couple of school boards in San Francisco where migrants with children in those schools can vote), but they're incredibly minor (also, wouldn't your other point about devolving all all legal authority to the most local possible level imply localities should be allowed to set their own rules?)
- migrants aren't generally eligible for welfare benefits unless they've been legal permanent residents for over five years (at which point they're eligible for citizenship anyway). Looks like I was partly wrong here though, in that there is an exception for some categories of legally recognized refugees, which is a category I agree needs reform more generally.
- conversely about the INA, it exists on paper but seems unenforced (and potentially unenforceable) in practice (see e.g. how hard a time the Trump admin has had in deporting Khalil, who's openly a member of groups that advocate for destroying America). Agree with you that there's room to improve how this law functions.
Basically, I'm suggesting Congress putty in many of these loopholes and workarounds. For example, the way the Biden Admin got around some of these prohibitions was to give many billions to NGOs, who would in term give these to illegals through*charities*. This was all in an effort to save states like NY, CA, and IL from losing Congressional seats due to dwindling populations. If they can import people to these states, they can use apportionment to preserve their power. When we look at the states that got the most funds DHS/FEMA funds for migrants, can you guess? // In terms of subsidiarity, any legal right to suffrage is generally a federal matter but you make a good point. It's arguable, so long as the local population tolerates local suffrage. I am just seeing the development of big Muslim enclaves that are trying to sneak in Sharia through the back door, which is frightening to me. And as a pragmatic consideration, I actually want to see legal immigration and paths to citizenship streamlined for many. So while I seem like a xenophobe in a paragraph, the issue probably needs a fuller treatment than I gave it here. Anyway, thanks for engaging. This is good and healthy.
Good list! I don't know yet the best way to do it, but when you say "while 5-10 would require an Act of Congress", a huge problem we have right now is that Congress is essentially checked out. Our system of government is not designed to have 1 branch entirely unwilling to enforce its role. What could we do, first, before those 5-10 items, that would make Congress actually wake up and consider passing them?
This is the question. Reform ideas are a dime a dozen, including mine. Sadly, I think the only thing that would prompt any Congress to adopt any of these would be sheer desperation. A real emergency.
you led with mentioning Musk's party, and I think Nate Silver has an article about how "the America party probably can't win, but it might be able to spoiler elections" and Trump has shown a method for enforcing congressional loyalty (to limited, silly, unproductive things, unfortunately) by threatening to primary sitting members of "his" party. And old people like us remember the Tea Party.
So.... taking those 4 things into account, could the America Party 1) pick one overriding, simple, sound-bite message (save us from fiscal doom, or even literally a specific bill), 2) set up a website like the Club of Growth used to have about that tax pledge, 3) do lots of targeted publicity with Musk-bucks in relevant districts (not stupid stuff like the WI SC election) that have razor thin election margins and the previous winner was Bad On The Budget and 4) run "America Party Endorsed" primary (either party) challenges (or spoiler 3rd party candidates, essentially on the "fiscal doom" primary issue) to hold 3-8% of the voters hostage to that principle, so the candidates feel obliged to cater to it?
And then of course, run really mean ads against them if they fail to follow through in congress.
Musk has said he would use a 300 strategy, like Sparta. That means the party could do everything you suggest plus identify other choke points. Trump made nice with the LP, which got them Ross out of jail and crypto regulatory relief. But these are token gestures compared to what is really needed. That said, I'm no political strategist. I think what's needed is to find and build the next cult of personality, someone who is 80 percent aligned, who people fall in love with. The new party needs a magnetic "hope and change" candidate with looks, smarts, charisma and a message. Personality is powerful.
did he watch to the end of the movie? ;)
You make a really good point about the LP, that's exactly the example I was thinking of - instead of Ross, could you get enough leverage to make "this bill that saves us from fiscal doom" that token, that enough pols would be willing to slide across the table?
"The new party needs a magnetic "hope and change" candidate with looks, smarts, charisma and a message."
Well, let's start vetting. In a way, Musk is sort of "the candidate" in the sense that he's the guy with lots of money saying "we should go this direction," but obviously he can't legally be "the actual candidate." So what kind of person should it be? There's a long tradition of movie star candidates, are there any with that 80% of alignment?