The Times Are Favorable . . .

 . . . for the South distancing herself from Washington City.  Dr Joseph Farrell discusses the latest developments with the BRICSA alliance of nations in this video upload, and in particular some developments regarding the alliance and the province of British Columbia in Canada that could have ramifications for the States currently trapped in the American Empire if the trend continues.

http://gizadeathstar.com/2014/07/news-views-nefarium-july-24-2014/

As a prelude to secession, then, perhaps the Southern States could begin cultivating ties with Brazil (one of the BRICSA nations, and, through her mediation, with the rest of the alliance) and with other Caribbean nations, with whom the South shares some cultural and historical likenesses: 

http://southernnationalist.com/blog/barbados-the-caribbean-the-lower-south/