California could technically request to secede from the US. But given the requirement in the Constitution (2/3 of the two houses in Congress to approve it), it's not likely that California can secede.
---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <noozguru@...> wrote : Though talk of succession or a new state in the north end (Jefferson) has been bantered about for years it started to gain more traction when the Bush administration stated holding back funding. Of course the new country laying claim to some of the military bases might cause some fireworks though. Given a total economic collapse the US might break up into "The Nine Nations of North America" where boundaries would be drawn based on geographical needs and interests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Nations_of_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nine_Nations_of_North_America On 11/23/2016 11:16 PM, ultrarishi wrote: While I would hate to see the Union breakup, I would love to see a referendum on the ballot in Calfiornia just so it can flex its muscle a little in front of the rest of the country. Most Republican states I heard get more in Federal money than they pay into the system via taxes. California gives more than it gets financially, and god knows it overachieves in other areas too.
