Taxes and a culture that I no longer recognize are parts of it.
(Second Amendment worries are the other part.)
There are many great states from which to choose in this wonderful Country; and I fewer and fewer reasons to remain here.
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The Second Amendment was one of the key reasons we left California as well, five years ago. I’m now serving on the Board of Directors of Gun Owners of New Hampshire, and out here, concealed carry licenses are $10 for 4-5 years, and open carry is legal.
A bill to ban guns in the NH State House was overwhelmingly defeated this year, and the Rep. who proposed it lost her Democrat-party primary 80%-20%.
This is no longer the place I grew up.
Some years ago I lived and worked in Guadalajara for three months. I read the papers, drove around the country on weekends, talked to folks and got to know the Mexican state of Jalisco pretty well. The rest of the West may be becoming “Californicated” but based on my observations, with the direction our state government is heading California is becoming “Jalicaficado” faster.
It’s about time to leave.
“...fewer and fewer reasons to remain here.
Whether to leave can be a tough decision but take the word of any who have already left, sooner is better. The sad part is, while almost every state has magnificent natural features, CA has some of the most scenic areas in the country.
Trust me on this one - as a native I have been there, done that - they will be turning the heat up.
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STAND UP AMERICA! The presidential election is not over!
We voted for electors, not the individual candidates. The electors vote on or after December 15, 2009. The results are then presented to a joint session of Congress and objections may be heard on January 6, 2009.
See the letter on my About page hand-delivered to the local offices of my Republican Senators and Representatives. I urge you to take similar action, even if it is simply mailing a one page letter to Washington, D.C.