Posted on 01/25/2025 6:23:08 PM PST by chickenlips
The California secessionist movement is fast becoming a political reality, even though it stands no realistic chance of ever succeeding.
In a crucial first step towards their long term goal, secessionists have successfully filed a ballot initiative proposing that the state become its own country and secede from the United States.
The initiative has now been cleared for signature gathering and will require 546,651 valid signatures by July 22nd in order to become a formal ballot initiative.
If successful, voters would be asked in 2028 the following question: “Should California leave the United States and become a free and independent country?”
According to the guidelines set out by its organizers, if over 55 percent of voters said “yes” on a turnout of over 50 percent, would constitute “a vote of no confidence in the United States of America.”
It would also then declare that the “will of the people of California” is to become an independent country.
On this basis, state authorities would be required to create a commission on the viability of California becoming an independent country.
(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...
This idiot again?
Louis Marinelli, a San Diego resident who is the leader of the group promoting an effort to turn the state into an independent country , organized the Moscow event that was publicized on social media.
‘Calexit’ initiative could see Californians deciding whether they want the Golden State to leave the US
https://nypost.com/2025/01/25/us-news/california-ballot-measure-would-result-in/
C’mon. That’s just fantasy. China is not going to suddenly leap across the Pacific and gobble up the Left coast.
Breaking California down by localities, I suspect 90% of the counties will prefer to remain. That would leave a narrow, broken strip of land along the Pacific coast representing the densely populated (wacko) urban areas. Think of Chile on South America’s West coast, or possibly a string of independent wacko principalities surrounded by right thinking citizens loyal to the USA. (Dare I name the northern most principality San Fran-Psyco)
About as long as Maryland in 1861.
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We only want to get rid of the narrow populated strip along the coast from San Fran to LA, with carve outs for the ports. The rest of the state is mostly conservative.
Add back Greenland, Panama, Diego Garcia.
They should stop wasting their time with the secession talk and secure their elections.
If they secure their elections, problem solved.
Deep State has to steal CA’s elections for very good reason.
But keep spinning your wheels with the secession silliness, folks.
Deep State is delighted to see it.
This has been tried by other states before circa 1860
Didn’t end well
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