California to break off from the US?

[super animator]

No California, you can't seceded, Texas pull this same stun years back and it lead to nowhere to them.

 

[wing2000]

...would I need a visa?

 

[tturt]

rebellion against authority has existed since Adam and Eve.

 

[wing2000]

rebellion against authority has existed since Adam and Eve.

US - 241 years living in rebellion

 

[Adstar]

Same here in Oz. Western Australia would like to secede from the rest of the country, so we don't have to share all our natural resources. Hang on,............ that's not very Christian is it.

The controversy over WA succession has been off and on since 1901 Federation.. They have not done it up to now and i do not think they will.. Actually since the drop in world mineral prices WA has been experiencing a bit of a recession.. So things are not so rosy in WA..

 

[woobadooba]

Note: Not all Californians think alike. Please keep this in mind before making jokes about Californians.

 

[brinny]

nevermind

Well you can't bail out now

 

[woobadooba]

Well you can't bail out now

I edited my comment.

By the way, I am a Californian.

 

[Desk trauma]

On a related not I think Alabama and Mississippi should be encouraged to leave the union, it's just good business.

 

[brinny]

I edited my comment.

By the way, I am a Californian.

You are?

Did you have thoughts on the OP?

(i'm just teasin' ya')

 

[Albion]

A vote on California's secession is probably a good way for the crazies who hate anything and everything about America to let off steam. After everyone realizes that California cannot function as an independent nation--and so vote "no"-- they can turn back to saving algae from extinction or something else equally momentous.

 

[brinny]

Note: Not all Californians think alike. Please keep this in mind before making jokes about Californians.

I'm sorry.

 

[woobadooba]

You are?

Did you have thoughts on the OP?

I'm not happy about how things are going over here. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to move to another state.

 

[woobadooba]

I'm sorry.

Apology accepted.

 

[brinny]

Apology accepted.

Praying for you and California too.

 

[Albion]

So confusing. The nickname "Adstar" sounds kinda Hollywood, while "woobadooba" sounds like something from the Australian outback.

 

[Earatha]

On a related not I think Alabama and Mississippi should be encouraged to leave the union, it's just good business.

There are very few states where I actively look forward to leaving as much as Mississippi. I was on a road trip a few years back and I asked my husband to hurry and get to Louisiana so we didn't have to drive through Mississippi. And I have family on that state.

But on point, I have heard that there is some will among republicans in DC to let California go. Their reasoning is that if California goes there will never be another democrat president.

 

[wing2000]

..

On a related not I think Alabama and Mississippi should be encouraged to leave the union, it's just good business.

...yes, that would be the better business choice:

 

[PreviouslySeeking...]

Eh, I'm of a mind to believe the USA would be better off split into 2 countries.

California won't secede, but one can dream.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

LOL! How many times must these bills fail before people realize secession is just not going to happen? Yes, we have to accept that we are stuck with Trump for the next 4 years but just remember, they are stuck with us, forever.

As much as both conservatives and liberals like to pretend and joke that they would rejoice in CA leaving the union, it would end up being bad for both of us, I think. Aside from being pretty much impossible to get the requisite votes, the constitutional and legal nightmare it would create if we did is certainly not worth the effort. Maybe I could see the State splitting up at some point in the future, though I wouldn't support that, but leaving the United States and becoming its own country? Highly unlikely.