The 2nd American Civil War was a result of the amendment to the United States Constitution commonly known as the Transgender Rights Amendment. Over the 2020s, the Republican party slowly lost power to the Democratic Party as liberal stances became more popular. In 2030, the Transgender Rights Amendment was proposed in the House of Representatives, passed by Congress, and ratified by a three-fourts majority of the states. This led to nine Southern states holding referendums to secede from the USA, based on conservative Christian beliefs. Seven of the states voted to leave the union and they formed the Christian Republic of America (CRA). In 2033, the USA attacked CRA national police at the US Court of Appeals in New Orleans. This began the war.