Indeed it would. The odds of that change, though, seem remote at best. The resources here are astonishing— great seaports, agricultural lands, water, timber, minerals, oil, natural beauty at every turn, civilized weather, etc. I grew up here in the 60’s, when things were really booming and Reagan was our governor. State University tuition was free to students. Our middle class was the envy of the world, with opportunity for anyone to stake a solid claim to the American Dream. We’re so far from any of that now... Hard to believe it actually existed at one time, and that we somehow managed to destroy it.
Our great Golden State would be a prize in any war, and we are at war, though it doesn't appear to be conventional on the surface.