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Re:Would Calexit be a good thing? by jurassic on Sunday February 26, 2017 @11:34AM (#13738039)
I'm not sure there would be much opposition. Without California fucking things up, conservatives would reliably win the electoral AND the popular vote. The people with the most to lose are liberals in red states who would become a permanent minority.

Personally, I would not want to live in an independent California. I love everyone's good ("bleeding heart") intentions, but our legislative system seems fatally flawed.

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Re:Would Calexit be a good thing? by M_Grey on Sunday February 26, 2017 @11:39AM (#13738069)
Cali represents far too much GDP, far too much raw valuable coastline to ever let go. It would be cheaper to kill every last man woman and child in the state, and repopulate it, than it would be to let it secede.

Never mind what Lincoln knew... if one goes, the union will wall.

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