My old college roomate James and I would drink late at night and plot how California could secede from the nation. What a formidable power it is on its own in global economy. This is even better. And one doesn't have much to do with the other but I still like it. A state acting aside from the Federal Government to make a statement based on great ideology. We need more states to step up on a variety of issues in this way. Gay marriage was a start. This is by far bolder. And sets us on our return to good government.
but what advantage would it give california to secede from the union?
we get plenty from being part of the US, lots of government contracts, attention, defense. i just don't see what we would stand to gain from being an independent country.
that was a tangent from my point. a note from my thinking 12 years ago over screwdrivers with my roommate. my bigger point is that states have international policies and economies unto themselves and should flex their power more - and we should all rely on the federal government less.
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My old college roomate James and I would drink late at night and plot how California could secede from the nation. What a formidable power it is on its own in global economy. This is even better. And one doesn't have much to do with the other but I still like it. A state acting aside from the Federal Government to make a statement based on great ideology. We need more states to step up on a variety of issues in this way. Gay marriage was a start. This is by far bolder. And sets us on our return to good government.
but what advantage would it give california to secede from the union?
we get plenty from being part of the US, lots of government contracts, attention, defense. i just don't see what we would stand to gain from being an independent country.
that was a tangent from my point. a note from my thinking 12 years ago over screwdrivers with my roommate. my bigger point is that states have international policies and economies unto themselves and should flex their power more - and we should all rely on the federal government less.
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