Yes! California should be free to do what Californians want, but California's desires are not necessarily aligned with the rest of the nation's desires. Each pa

Yes! California should be free to do what Californians want, but California's desires are not necessarily aligned with the rest of the nation's desires. Each part of the nation should be free to do what that part wants. And yes, this is a potentially unachievable ideal, but we should still strive for it when possible.