California Secessionists Just Took Their First Major Step Towards a Bid for Independence

Gateway Pundit ^ | Jan. 25, 2025 | Ben Kew

[Sunsong]

I doubt that, but if CA leaves, so will other states.

[Vigilanteman]

I've got a better idea: Let it revert to territorial status, lose both senators and have all representatives be replaced by a single non voting representative. Let the governor of the territory be initially appointed by the administration.

Then, as sets of counties get their act together, let them petition for statehood. We could name the first one Jefferson.

[Maelstrom]

LET THEM GO

[Jim Noble]

“I can help California pack its suitcase, if they have a suitcase.“

If California secedes, the PLA Navy will be in San Diego and San Francisco within six months.

[Paal Gulli]

"Texas can legally split itself into 5 States."

Well, ... Barnum was right.

[null and void]

Well, bye...

[MTBobcat]

Cool. California leaves and the US captures it and makes it a territory. Same benefits for the USA and Californians don’t get to vote in US federal elections.

[MTBobcat]

How do you think the country of “California” defends itself militarily? We could take it over in a month, make it a territory, and then the wa mos there don’t impact the presidential election. Permanent GOP presidents.

[MTBobcat]

They will also need their own military because they would be considered an adversary to the USA and we would conquer them and then make them a non-voting territory.

[TigersEye]

Now, wait, Pall, don’t be too hasty.

They could call themselves The Five States of Texas; Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance.
Or DABDA for short.

[TigersEye]

And all of the current U.S. mil bases in CA would remain U.S. mil bases on the sovereign territory of the U.S.

A little pre-secession annexing could insure that there was space for off-base towns for civilian housing and businesses to support those “outlying” bases.

[TigersEye]

Imagine the tariffs Trump could impose on the nation of California!

They’d have no say at all about it.

[Bikkuri]

Can we out of staters vote too?!
Greenland would be a great replacement ;^)

[Right_Wing_Madman]

Texas can legally split itself into 5 States.

The five-state provision was included in the 1844 Tyler-Texas Treaty, a US treaty with Texas that would admit Texas to United States as a territory. However, this treaty did not receive two-thirds approval in the Senate.

Instead, Texas was admitted to the Union as a state (which did not require two-thirds Senate approval) and this 1844 bill did not include the five-state provision (see link below). Today, if Texas wants to split into five states, it would constitutionally require approval from Congress and the Texas state legislature.

Interestingly, in the Texas annexation bill, Texas was required to be a half slaveholding and half non-slaveholding state.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/28th-congress/senate-bill/191/text

[The Old Hoosier]

I’d sooner let WA and OR join BC as a new country, but keep CA.

[PGR88]

The first thing that would happen to an “independent” California would be bankruptcy. And then it would go downhill from there.

[EinNYC]

OTOH we’d be down six Marxist-like senators for generations.

OTOH, we'd be minus a dumber-than-dog-poop libtard governor and mayor. They are too stupid to take their next breath without an autonomic nervous system.

[Nateman]

California has 53 Congressmen. Only 9 are Republican. This is why it will fail. There is no way RATs want to lose Congress so badly!

[flamberge]

I approve of your "modest proposal".

Can I subscribe to your newsletter?

[piasa]

Is this the Russian and Marxist Uhuru backed nonsense again?