Maybe states would invite foreign military bases onto their land so that their allied nations would have more of a reason to protect them

That would basically mean a civil war which is definitely on the table but I don’t think it would end with free USA as much as USA split into many independent regions, some less and some more shitty then the current one.

The other way would be to find some compromise with corporations and setup Network States Peter Thiel is promoting. The compromise would be that you give them all the power and in exchange you would live in techno-fascists states run by corporations instead of actual fascists state run by fascist politicians.

I wouldn’t count on Democrats. Even if they win they will just sit on their hands for couple of years waiting for Republicans to win again.