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I think you're right about all that, and that it's even worse than that. With what military would the new California defend itself? What would stop the United
by dap 10y ago
I think you're right about all that, and that it's even worse than that.
With what military would the new California defend itself? What would stop the United States-sans-California from immediately annexing California as a territory, putting things in the exact same situation as now, but without any of the self-determination afforded by being a state? I don't know how realistic that is, but it's hard to reason about the hypothetical world where this proposal succeeds, and it seems like a serious risk.
Escape is not the solution. All it does is leave the world's most powerful country in the control of the people you disagreed so strongly with that you wanted to leave.
- warlox 10y agoThen again, if all the blue states left, the remaining country would no longer be the most powerful country.
- Dan_Nguyen 10y agoMaybe not, but the remaining country can still severely harm California. Additionally I wouldn't assume that California-based military will support CalExit. I lived in San Diego and spent a lot of time with active duty sailors + marines down there when I attended Community College. They were from all over the country, and the vast majority were from red states. I befriended active duty military from Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Texas, Oklahoma, Arizona, and South Carolina. Conversely, despite being a military city I only came across two people from California. What I'm getting at is in the event of civil war I can't see the majority of armed forces in California supporting CalExit.
- toast0 10y agoMaybe the California national guard; although since it's federally funded, it may need to follow the money. The California State Military Reserve is a fully state agency, although it's much smaller, and it's potentially subject to command by the President as well.