I know I know, but it seems damn near time for the U. S.
Government to take California into receivership, or
whatever the term is for taking over a state that has
gone rogue against it’s own citizens as well as the
nation at large.
If California nullifies a federal law (South Carolina, 1832), defies a Supreme Court decision (Arkansas, 1957) or declares it has unilaterally left the Union (Confederacy, 1860), the president has the authority to declare a rebellion and squash it with military force.
Beyond that, everything else belongs to the 10th Amendment.
It would be nice if there were a constitutional procedure to place a state in receivership, should it become necessary, and revert it to territorial status. The result would be:
- Expulsion of its senators and congressmen;
- Suspension of its right to participate in presidential elections;
- Election of a territorial constitutional convention;
- Creation of a territorial constitution;
- Election of a territorial legislature;
- Appointment of a territorial governor by the president;
- Election of a state constitutional convention;
- Creation of a new state constitution;
- Acceptance of the new state constitution by Congress;
- Readmission of the state to the Union by Congress with all privileges restored.
I'd also black out that state's star on Old Glory until it was readmitted. Regrettably, Texas v. White (1869) declares that the Union is permanent and indivisible, so a constitutional amendment would be required to effect something like this.