The real question is whether the commander of the California national guard will take an order from moonbeam to stand up against the US Army, Navy, Airforce and Marines.
IMO, civil war. There’s no way we give up California.
Arizona will be glad to re-negotiate contract on the electricity we sell them. I’m thinking double the price.
California goes bankrupt day one. The USA, its massive government and all its leftist social-engineering schemes itself exists on massive spending, based on a completely unbacked dollar, and massive debt, courtesy of the Federal Reserve and manipulated interest rates.
If California truly tries to go ahead with this, they will have NONE of these advantages to support their own massive welfare state. They will be bankrupt immediately.
They will also cause a major hit to the credit-worthiness and stability of the USA and its own debt and economy.
Mexico, China or even Russia will see great opening to meddle in this quagmire as well.
It will be stupidity and pain all around, but especially for themselves.
2 words: Extreme Vetting.
There is no legal process in place, for a state to secede from the union.
There are legal processes to admit new states to the union. But no procedure for states to leave.
As a practical political matter, if Calif were not in the union, Trump would have won easily in the remaining 49 states. No way that Chuck Schumer and his boys would just sit idly and let Calif and 55 Democrat electoral votes disappear.
OTOH, that Nutty 9th Circus will no longer exist. And that’s a good thing. It’s an embarrassment to the judicial branch. I know that SCOTUS won’t be sad to see it go.
It’s not going to happen. Texas v. White settle the entire issue of secession.
They’ll also take 99% of the Totally Insane Congress Critters
You forgot about the IRC 877A expatriation rules.
Collect the exit tax from the Californians that left.
Do they have enough water, once out of state, US water is cut off??
Let them go.
Before you secceed, talk to someone from the South. See, if you try this, we will come in there and kick and then reconstruct yo azzes. This war will make it difficult at times to distinguish good guys from Dims, so all California FReepers are advise to have their beebers on prominant display so as not to be confused for the enemy.
Bye.....but just take the leftist counties with you. We’ll keep the conservative counties, the Central Valley and its agriculture and a chunk of coastline. And vote in 2 conservative senators.
California is quite broke financially too... especially with their pension systems (may not be as bad as a few others around the country but there’s been a lot of real problems in CA pension systems.. much of which is kept pretty quiet but its there)
also, CA needs to pay its share of the national debt before being allowed to leave (trillions of dineros!) ... nobody can be allowed to run up huge debts and then just walk and dump them on the rest of America’s citizens to repay
What about all the federal land in California? And there is a LOT of it.
I could see a left wing “independence” insurgency start in Ca and it financed and “protected” by Silicon Valley & Hollyweird ultra-leftists. Maybe even with a little “wink wink” support of the state government.
California governing bodies (State, many cities, etc.) have proven themselves COMPLETELY capable. I’m highly confident the new nation will demonstrate sound financial management, effectiveness in managing borders and public safety. There’s absolutely NOTHING to worry about.
And with that comment, I’ve reached my sarcasm quota early today. Think I’ll take the rest of the day off.
They fold after the first week and beg to be reinstated.