Brexit Buoys California Independence Movement

Re:Brexit Buoys California Independence Movement by Gibbon1 on Saturday June 25, 2016 @08:43PM (#11978848)

I've tried sometimes to point out to people that States can secede, divide into parts, transfer parts from one to the other[1] or devolve. It merely requires an act of congress and the state in question. This usually induces frothing at the mouth though[2].

[1] More recently California and Arizona exchanged some bits the better to align the state boundaries with the Colorado river. It required a number of years of negotiations, and then Arizona, California, and the Federal government had to pass legislation.

[2] I think secessionists dislike the idea that leaving in theory is easy. Because it's a tell that there isn't any real support for their position.

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Re:Brexit Buoys California Independence Movement by chasing on Saturday June 25, 2016 @08:55PM (#11978884)

I believe what's implicit in these arguments is the word "unilaterally."

It remains illegal for a state to unilaterally secede from the Union. (North v. South, 1865)

The article above implies that Mr. Marinelli is targeting Californians with his "Yes California" campaign. If he wishes to succeed/secede, he'll need to convince Americans from all over the place that it's a good idea.

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