Why Californians Should Vote To Secede From The Union
Mar 2, 2017 09:43:01 #
Given the current political culture of California, separating it from the rest of the United States would be in the best interests of both parties.
In the spring of 2019, Californians will go to the polls in a historic vote to decide by referendum if California should exit the United States. Yes, California #Calexit Campaign is leading this initiative. Given the current political culture of California, separating it from the rest of the United States would be in the best interests of both parties.
I am a fourth-generation Californian. My family settled there in the nineteenth century, and all of my relatives still reside in the state. For 32 years, I worked in the California State University system as a professor and administrator. In this capacity I had to manage state budgets and enforce state rules and policies. I also managed a small family farm subjecting me to increasing agricultural quarantines, laws, and policies such as water restrictions. So I left for a better quality of life.
You Want Liberal Nirvana? Go For It
For many decades California has been a one-party state, run by the most liberal Democrats in the country. They are financially controlled by the public employee labor unions, including the powerful teachers unions.
In almost 40 percent of all state congressional elections there are only Democrat candidates, and in 12 congressional districts the incumbent Democrat ran unopposed. In 2016, both candidates for U. S. Senate were Democrats. When schools or groups try to schedule moderate or conservative speakers, they are physically attacked, riots are choreographed, and they are chased out of the state.
An independent California could finally realize their politically liberal nirvana unhindered by federal laws and policies. Freed of the U.S. Constitution, they wouldn’t be constrained by the First or Second Amendments. So they could officially ban any speech, candidate, party, or group that mentions or questions the sacred myths of immigration, diversity, climate change, criminal justice, etc. California already has the most restrictive guns laws in the country, where now you must be fingerprinted to buy ammunition. Without the Second Amendment, they could now simply outlaw private gun ownership, and then there would be no crime!
The new country could establish its totally open immigration system. California already has more sanctuary cities than the rest of the United States does. They oppose all current national immigration policies. As an independent country, they could have completely open borders: no immigration police, no borders, no walls, and everyone from the world welcome. I could foresee maybe 50 million new immigrants from Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East; and lots of progressive refugees from U.S. states.
Think of all the new social welfare entitlements an independent California could mandate for its residents. There would be free health care, free education including college, free child care, free family leave, unlimited welfare payments, and state-funded retirement for all. The already-existing racial quotas for hiring, promotions, college admissions, etc. could be codified into the new country’s constitution. The American Civil Liberties Union has forced release of thousands of convicted felons, so the next logical step would be to close all state prisons and provide miscreants with therapy and understanding.
Trade Them Land for Paying Their Own Bills
Currently, the U.S. federal government owns almost 50 percent of the land in the state. These include super-valuable real estate and facilities such as Camp Pendleton, Yosemite Park, the San Diego Naval Station, extensive national forests, etc., probably worth trillions of dollars at current value. So in exchange for gaining all this valuable property, the new country of California could agree to assume all current federal obligations for Social Security, Veterans benefits, Medicare, and other federal costs. Of course, since California opposes U.S. military policies, as a new country they would not need any military or military expenses.
California has the highest income taxes, sales taxes, and gas taxes in the country. Unconstrained by federal laws, they could really jack these up to European heights. All the European countries impose national sales taxes, sometimes called value-added taxes, of up to 24 percent at every level of sales: production, wholesale, and retail. In some European countries, income taxes start above 40 percent and go even higher. And with California’s apocalyptic environmental policies, they could increase gasoline taxes up to $5 more per gallon, ban all oil and gas production, and eliminate livestock production, because animals produce methane.
Just like some countries, the new country of California could eliminate paper and coin money. Sweden is currently banning all physical money, so every transaction must be digital. India has withdrawn most larger-denomination bills. The intention in these cases is to eliminate black markets, drug deals, and unreported income. California could have new monetary denominations worth $3, $15, and $30, because everything would be more expensive. If they had to issue physical money, I suggest the denominations depict Harvey Milk, Rodney King, and Caitlyn Jenner.
Leadership of the new country of California would be no problem. As a one-party state, the Democratic Party simply dictates who the next leader will be. The state already knows that Gavin Newsom, the current lieutenant governor, will be the next governor. They don’t even need an election. The new country might opt for a new leader, more symbolic of their newfound progressive identity—maybe Bono, Lady Gaga, or Meryl Streep. The possibilities are intriguing.
The new country of California is a win-win, for the both sides. California can fully implement its new liberal idealism. And the other 49 states will be free from the incessant whining of the left coast.
- Ed Forde is professor emeritus of California State University Los Angeles.
In the spring of 2019, Californians will go to the polls in a historic vote to decide by referendum if California should exit the United States. Yes, California #Calexit Campaign is leading this initiative. Given the current political culture of California, separating it from the rest of the United States would be in the best interests of both parties.
I am a fourth-generation Californian. My family settled there in the nineteenth century, and all of my relatives still reside in the state. For 32 years, I worked in the California State University system as a professor and administrator. In this capacity I had to manage state budgets and enforce state rules and policies. I also managed a small family farm subjecting me to increasing agricultural quarantines, laws, and policies such as water restrictions. So I left for a better quality of life.
You Want Liberal Nirvana? Go For It
For many decades California has been a one-party state, run by the most liberal Democrats in the country. They are financially controlled by the public employee labor unions, including the powerful teachers unions.
In almost 40 percent of all state congressional elections there are only Democrat candidates, and in 12 congressional districts the incumbent Democrat ran unopposed. In 2016, both candidates for U. S. Senate were Democrats. When schools or groups try to schedule moderate or conservative speakers, they are physically attacked, riots are choreographed, and they are chased out of the state.
An independent California could finally realize their politically liberal nirvana unhindered by federal laws and policies. Freed of the U.S. Constitution, they wouldn’t be constrained by the First or Second Amendments. So they could officially ban any speech, candidate, party, or group that mentions or questions the sacred myths of immigration, diversity, climate change, criminal justice, etc. California already has the most restrictive guns laws in the country, where now you must be fingerprinted to buy ammunition. Without the Second Amendment, they could now simply outlaw private gun ownership, and then there would be no crime!
The new country could establish its totally open immigration system. California already has more sanctuary cities than the rest of the United States does. They oppose all current national immigration policies. As an independent country, they could have completely open borders: no immigration police, no borders, no walls, and everyone from the world welcome. I could foresee maybe 50 million new immigrants from Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East; and lots of progressive refugees from U.S. states.
Think of all the new social welfare entitlements an independent California could mandate for its residents. There would be free health care, free education including college, free child care, free family leave, unlimited welfare payments, and state-funded retirement for all. The already-existing racial quotas for hiring, promotions, college admissions, etc. could be codified into the new country’s constitution. The American Civil Liberties Union has forced release of thousands of convicted felons, so the next logical step would be to close all state prisons and provide miscreants with therapy and understanding.
Trade Them Land for Paying Their Own Bills
Currently, the U.S. federal government owns almost 50 percent of the land in the state. These include super-valuable real estate and facilities such as Camp Pendleton, Yosemite Park, the San Diego Naval Station, extensive national forests, etc., probably worth trillions of dollars at current value. So in exchange for gaining all this valuable property, the new country of California could agree to assume all current federal obligations for Social Security, Veterans benefits, Medicare, and other federal costs. Of course, since California opposes U.S. military policies, as a new country they would not need any military or military expenses.
California has the highest income taxes, sales taxes, and gas taxes in the country. Unconstrained by federal laws, they could really jack these up to European heights. All the European countries impose national sales taxes, sometimes called value-added taxes, of up to 24 percent at every level of sales: production, wholesale, and retail. In some European countries, income taxes start above 40 percent and go even higher. And with California’s apocalyptic environmental policies, they could increase gasoline taxes up to $5 more per gallon, ban all oil and gas production, and eliminate livestock production, because animals produce methane.
Just like some countries, the new country of California could eliminate paper and coin money. Sweden is currently banning all physical money, so every transaction must be digital. India has withdrawn most larger-denomination bills. The intention in these cases is to eliminate black markets, drug deals, and unreported income. California could have new monetary denominations worth $3, $15, and $30, because everything would be more expensive. If they had to issue physical money, I suggest the denominations depict Harvey Milk, Rodney King, and Caitlyn Jenner.
Leadership of the new country of California would be no problem. As a one-party state, the Democratic Party simply dictates who the next leader will be. The state already knows that Gavin Newsom, the current lieutenant governor, will be the next governor. They don’t even need an election. The new country might opt for a new leader, more symbolic of their newfound progressive identity—maybe Bono, Lady Gaga, or Meryl Streep. The possibilities are intriguing.
The new country of California is a win-win, for the both sides. California can fully implement its new liberal idealism. And the other 49 states will be free from the incessant whining of the left coast.
- Ed Forde is professor emeritus of California State University Los Angeles.
Mar 2, 2017 09:51:18 #
robmull
Loc: florida
Rivers wrote:
b Given the current political culture of Californ... (show quote)
Sure {they} should, Rivers. They certainly wouldn't want to (R)uin their last few years {2010 to 2017}, of perfect, complete and utter (D)elirious and terminal, enevitable fabulous failure. Unelectable BHO (D)?, Pelosi? Perez? Hillary? Van Jones? Ellison? Kerry? "Scream"(D)ean? "Fauxahantas"? {Warren}, is ALL they got!!! God, it couldn't get ANY better for conservative, patriotic, constitutionalist, (R) America; or the world; unless of course they try to (D)eceptively slip BHO {again}, or Mike/Michelle or "Bernie," or possibly "Imam al-Bastante-Faruk-Bin-Hussein-bin-Abdul-al-bin-lyin'" (D), in there!!! Interesting. What IS that "crushing" noise I keep hearing??? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. {BORN AGAIN} TRUMP(R)!!! JUST LIKE THE "WEATHER!!!"
Mar 2, 2017 09:55:05 #
guitarman
Loc: University Park, Florida
Rivers wrote:
b Given the current political culture of Californ... (show quote)
Great post. It should be interesting to see what happens to California. The beautiful land of fruits and nuts.
Mar 2, 2017 10:17:01 #
The conservatives and rational people would bail, the fiscal responsibilities would rest on the shoulders of the illegals, snowflakes and wealthy, that scenario would last a New York minute before it starts to implode, Go for it California!
Mar 2, 2017 10:25:34 #
Rivers wrote:
b Given the current political culture of Californ... (show quote)
Everything the Professor says sound very reasonable to me, however he didn't go quite far enough. At the same time as the secession occurs the remaining United States should cordon off California and build a wall separating the new nation from the United States. Any Californian wishing to immigrate must come in through the usual means for immigrants but there would be an extremely low quota -- 4 or 5 people a year because they espouse dangerous ideologies and their presence in this country violates our law. I would say that if they ever voted in a California election they should be banned. If they can't prove this is the case then the presumption will be that they indeed were responsible for the California disease and not permitted entry.
We don't need any West Coast Rats carrying their plague to the rest of this nation.
Mar 2, 2017 10:29:30 #
Rivers wrote:
b Given the current political culture of Californ... (show quote)
I wish California (now Muslimafornia or Mexifornia to the rest of us) would fall off into the ocean, or at least crack off and slip out 100 mi into the ocean.
Mar 2, 2017 10:30:13 #
Mar 2, 2017 11:05:20 #
There could be an alternate solution to this massive problem. Washington State and Oregon also have lunatic centered portions of their states, so a simple solution for Washington, Oregon and California would be to create three new states. We could have Eastern and Western Washington, Northern and Southern Oregon and then Northern and Southern California. This would allow millions of good Americans to escape the bondage from their lunatic masters.
Mar 2, 2017 12:18:44 #
It would never survive.
Rivers wrote:
b Given the current political culture of Californ... (show quote)
Mar 2, 2017 12:59:07 #
guitarman
Loc: University Park, Florida
When the vote comes I intend to sneak into California and vote for succession. I don't think they really care who votes in their elections.
Mar 2, 2017 13:20:09 #
Michael Rich
Loc: Lapine Oregon
Callan wrote:
There could be an alternate solution to this massive problem. Washington State and Oregon also have lunatic centered portions of their states, so a simple solution for Washington, Oregon and California would be to create three new states. We could have Eastern and Western Washington, Northern and Southern Oregon and then Northern and Southern California. This would allow millions of good Americans to escape the bondage from their lunatic masters.
I was raised in Cal and now live in Oregon,I would let Mexico have everything south of Bakersfield and not one inch more cause so Cal would not need much adjustment into Mexico,as for giving any of Oregon or Washington St I would would say defend both to the death.
Mar 2, 2017 18:02:41 #
trucksterbud wrote:
I wish California (now Muslimafornia or Mexifornia to the rest of us) would fall off into the ocean, or at least crack off and slip out 100 mi into the ocean.
If all else fails .. Send in Bugs !!!!!!!!!
Mar 2, 2017 18:05:50 #
guitarman wrote:
When the vote comes I intend to sneak into California and vote for succession. I don't think they really care who votes in their elections.
Hell , we can charter bus's and make sure , then go to Vegas and bet the odds on how long they survive
Mar 2, 2017 19:05:34 #
guitarman wrote:
Great post. It should be interesting to see what happens to California. The beautiful land of fruits and nuts.
Our fruits and nuts are our pride and joy certainly compared t the looney bin in the sea of red to the east
Mar 2, 2017 19:08:04 #
pafret wrote:
Everything the Professor says sound very reasonabl... (show quote)
California sends more money to DC than we get back while the red states pull more than they pay in California is tired of propping up the lazy blood suckers and parasites
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