Remember when it was racist and evil and anti-democracy when Texas floated this type of thing? Good time, good times (via Twitchy)
Anti-Trump Californians file paperwork, launch campaign to secede from union https://t.co/7vQJaUSbst
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) November 21, 2016
Anti-Trump secessionists filed formal paperwork Monday launching their petition drive aimed at separating California from the union by first putting the issue before voters on the 2018 ballot.
A petition submitted by the Yes California Independence Campaign calls for repealing language in the state constitution that describes California as an “inseparable part†of the nation and holding a vote on independence on March 13, 2019.
It was also mean and racist when parts of California wanted to secede from California to become their own state (there have been many plans on splitting California into two, four, and even six states). But, hey, this is a great idea!
https://twitter.com/alex_forreal/status/800816993242710017
Even more fun, how would they export all their products and import so much else? They’d need all sorts of trade deals. Oh, hey, some of Ca’s water comes from out of state. Cut off. They’d be on their own in the event of a natural disaster, and, let’s face it, the whole state is a disaster waiting to happen. Literally.
What about all the food that would need to be imported? Hey, they grow a lot of lettuce and nuts (sic), but, quite a bit more needs to be imported. So does all that fossil fuels. And other things.
Anyhow, grab the popcorn.
Even more fun than the “no water” will be the “No Electricity”. The brain dead liberals didn’t power plants in their state, so they buy most power from the grid. Just flick the switch and lights out.
Many things have changed since the Civil War and I for one would like to encourage California along with Washington and Oregon should they feel inclines to flex those States Rights muscles and secede.
Bon voyage and good luck. Oh, please take Jeffery with you.
And without their 55 electoral votes Dems would probably never win the Presidency again. Who would be so monumentally stupid to try this? California liberals
But Jl, they would have their perfect little leftist dictatorship. They could chase out those privileged whites, those scary Christians and damn (non-leftist) Jews, straight men, churches, non-government charities, guns and non electric cars. Imagine how beautiful it would be. Imagine. I hope they do it. In fact, I dare the leftists to do it. They can make Klepto Killary their queen.
“Non-electric cars”. Good one!
Not only water and electricity, but a newly minted nation would have to negotiate new trade agreements with all their trading partners. Far be it for any country currently trading with the US in California to hold out for more favorable terms with a new nation, freshly cut off from any other support or assistance.
Don’t know, but suspect California nets more federal cash than they pay in? Uncle Sugar goes away, too!
Well Like I said the former USSR predicted that eventually California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii would leave the union to form its own Nation state…..
Which would really hinder trade with the rest of the USA as any Pacific ocean access would have to go via the panama canal or to pay hefty fees to use West coast ports….
Not as simple as it seems….I wonder if the UNION would start a CIVIL WAR over the states going by bye?
These folks are as silly as the Texas snowflakes touting secession because of a Black president. Not to mention the neo-confederates’ talk of neo-secession.