What would America look like without California? This cartoon tries to answer that:
But in all seriousness, the CalExit Movement has gained momentum. With the approval of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, if the separatist movement can gather 585,000 signatures, the representatives of CalExit can put a referendum on the ballot where the state would secede from the United States.
California, a state which has granted almost 1 million driver licenses to illegal immigrants, hates President Trump so much that they are taking this drastic move. Suddenly, the left is interested in states’ rights.
As the LA Times reports:
On Tuesday afternoon, Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra’s office released an official title and summary for the initiative, now called the “California Autonomy From Federal Government” initiative.
The proposal, scaled back from an initially more aggressive version, would direct California’s governor to negotiate more autonomy from the federal government, including potentially putting forward a ballot measure to declare independence.
The initiative wouldn’t necessarily result in California exiting the country, but could allow the state to be a “fully functioning sovereign and autonomous nation” within the U.S.[…]
The proposal, scaled back from an initially more aggressive version, would direct California’s governor to negotiate more autonomy from the federal government, including potentially putting forward a ballot measure to declare independence.
The initiative wouldn’t necessarily result in California exiting the country, but could allow the state to be a “fully functioning sovereign and autonomous nation” within the U.S.
The legal issues involved with allowing a state to secede would be endless, especially after how much the federal government has grown during the past 240 years.
But if California wants to leave the country to oppress Christians who don’t wish to perform services for gay marriages, ban the use of fossil fuels, and exploit cheap labor from illegal aliens, they should be free to do it. California is already on the verge of bankruptcy, and is in desperate need of a financial bailout. Getting California’s disastrous finances off of America’s balance sheet may be exactly the step needed to enforce financial discipline in the Democrat-run state.
We are a nation of the self-governed. Those who agree with California can live there, while the rest of us can move to states like Texas, a conservative state where guns are permitted, immigration laws are tough, taxes are low, and the economy is booming.
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