Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Calexit in 2018

[jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife]]

 

 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,  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.
 
  

 

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Calexit in 2018

[Bhairitu noozg...@sbcglobal.net [FairfieldLife]]

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


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.

[FairfieldLife] Re: Calexit in 2018

[ultrarishi]

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.