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| Secessionists exploit red states' 'deep hatred for California' in bid to exit union |
| 2018-09-14 |
| [Wash Times] California secessionists have what may be a tempting proposal for the red states: Help the Golden State secede by voting to kick it out of the union. Citing a looming court fight over state-splitting, Calexit organizers have postponed their ballot strategy and launched a campaign to convince red-state legislators to vote in favor of telling California to take a hike. "We are going to rely on the deep hatred for California that exists in red America," said Louis Marinelli, a founder of Yes California, the Calexit campaign. The plan is to convince 25 of the 31 Republican-held legislatures to pass "consent to secede" resolutions, then place the question before California voters in the form of a ballot measure, instead of vice versa. Calexit could then "come back to California and tell the people: we have the constitutionally required consent to secede, all we have to do now is vote yes," said Mr. Marinelli in an email. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 The military in San Diego County alone is larger than most countries |
| Posted by: Frank G 2018-09-14 14:23 |
| #11 Let's give the area from LA to SF to Mexico as payment for the wall. |
| Posted by: warthogswife 2018-09-14 13:31 |
| #10 California leaves the union and Oregon and Washington will soon follow. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2018-09-14 13:12 |
| #9 We'll give normals a year to get out of there first. Thanks for that. But, seriously, you guys don't want to lose San Diego Bay or Alameda in San Francisco Bay because of the impact that would have on your Pacific Fleet. Although it may be tempting to cut us loose, be advised that the next steps would be that you would lose Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Colorado. Better to secure our border with Mexico as it now stands. The loonies in the coastal enclaves would be nothing without their |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-09-14 12:47 |
| #8 Incidentally, re coastal enclaves IT Moguls - what will happen to their patents if USA doesn't defend them? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-14 12:24 |
| #7 The right of secession was argued often prior to 1861. Some argued secession was a constitutional right; others argued there was a natural right of revolution. Either way, these arguments led to the Civil war which didn't go so well for either side. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2018-09-14 12:16 |
| #6 #4 But you don't want to get rid of all of California - just the coastal enclaves, right? Depends upon how they present it to Congress and how Congress acts on it. Could be like the partition of Ireland. Let the counties vote which probably will be the coasties north of San Diego along the coast north through the bay area. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-14 07:35 |
| #5 I'd still prefer to return the state to Mexico (together with its population) and call it square with La Raza. After we level the military bases - and complete a wall around the state |
| Posted by: Blossom Hupager6063 2018-09-14 06:29 |
| #4 But you don't want to get rid of all of California - just the coastal enclaves, right? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-09-14 03:42 |
| #3 California secessionists have what may be a tempting proposal for the red states: Help the Golden State secede by voting to kick it out of the union. Do it by amendment to the Constitution. Apply by having your Congressional delegation submit the appropriate paperwork. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-09-14 03:20 |
| #2 I'd be more inclined to let them leave, then suck up all the water from their river supplies (Colorado, Klamath, etc.), then open up 'renegotiations'. Same difference, really. |
| Posted by: Raj 2018-09-14 01:04 |
| #1 Yes but what they don't get is once out, we declare war, invade and subjugate with extreme extreme prejudice. Then we can we repop with humans. We'll give normals a year to get out of there first. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2018-09-14 00:34 |