Only as a last resort and everything else has been tried.
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While many of my family members have served in the past and do now, the US is not the end all, be all.
I pledge allegiance to a country without borders, Without Politicians
Its part of why I moved out west. That and fear of persecution in the Midwest.
Personally, absolutely. California subsidizes so many of the red states in this country, and it sucks, because we don’t get the representation we should. We have 10% of the population, but only get 2% of the representation in the Senate.
That being said, I am completely aware that this is Putin’s goal, and that is why there is a lot of discussion online from Russian bot accounts about this.
It sucks when your goals align with Putin’s, because he is such a monster.
I am not a bot, not a Russian asset.
I think.
If we could do it in a peaceful and democratic way that doesn’t lead to an immediate second civil war, yeah, I’d probably vote for it. It seems to have worked out well enough for Czechia and Slovakia.
No, because it would lead to civil war. Do I wish it could happen? Yes. But is it realistic? No.
Ah, but Trump does not have the balls, brains, or moral integrity of Abraham Lincoln.
So, we got that going for us.
He doesn't need to imo, these things have plenty of inertia right now. It wouldn't take a lot to get Americans fighting even harder against eachother than we are now even.
Not "fighting against each other"...just "trying to repel a Nazi invasion".
yeah if we figure out a way to not starve
The first step is refering to yourself as a member of your state and not an American I guess
I usually refer to myself as Cascadian
Rest of the states would need to agree sadly, and that's not happening.
I'm cool wit dat
CA should be split into two.
I’d much rather California split into 12 different states, each with roughly the population of Nevada.
Texas technically has always had plans on the books to split into 5 states and there was a time when a part of Tennessee wanted to become its own state called Franklin.
What’s been stopping them?
The amendments to the constitution
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Only if there's a legal way to do it, which is at this point, a constitutional amendment. The civil war made it clear seccession is not an option.
Yeah. Horse nomads for Pritzker
No. There is no mechanism to allow this. The union is perpetual, and cannot be brought to an end. A state can no more leave than US than a city or a house.