That is going to involve a lot of paperwork;)
What about all the Federal lands - taxes - social security -Interstate highways - US military bases - Who really owns State resources - water - power facilities. The list is mind boggling.
Feel for all the private property owners and farmers who don’t want to secede.
This could get complicated.
They could always secede from CA and petition to rejoin the union. In fact, they could (preemptively)get together with their own petition with the stipulation that if said CA session were to pass, then they are seceding from CA and staying with the US.
Man, buy popcorn futures.
“What about all the Federal lands - taxes - social security -Interstate highways - US military bases - Who really owns State resources - water - power facilities. The list is mind boggling”
Back in ‘95, Canada had many of the same questions when Quebec was holding their sovereignety referendum.
The Royal Canadian Air Force was so concerned that the Quebec govt might try to seize control of the air bases that in the week prior to the referndum, they flew all of their F-18’s out of Quebec.
They can secede but Uncle Sam can keep the bases in that foreign country. Look at Guantanamo. That is at least partially a precedent.