I guess a bit of Chaos is coming to the US following Donald
Trump's election to the highest seat in the country. The state
of California wants to secede from the United States in a
move that has been called 'Calexit', which if they succeed,
would establish California as a separate country from the
USA. This is the first time since 1861 that a state (South
Carolina) would attempt to exit the US.
One of the people pushing for the recession explained why
California wants out of the US;
"California is the most diverse place in the world. And we
want to have more minorities, more immigrants, more
international connections"
Additional report from Fox News
A proposal for California to secede from the United
States was submitted to the Secretary of State’s
Office Thursday.
The proposed “Calexit” initiative - its name borrowed
from the UK's "Brexit" departure from the EU - would
ask voters to repeal part of the state constitution that
declares California an inseparable part of the U.S.
A recent poll found that one in three California
residents would support a possible secession from
the U.S. due to their opposition to President Trump.
No mention has been made of the president in the
proposal.
If the proposal qualifies for the ballot and is approved
by voters, it could be a step to a future vote on
whether the state would break away from the rest of
the nation.
Secretary of State Alex Padilla said the group behind
the proposal, Yes California Independence Campaign ,
was cleared to begin attempting to collect nearly
600,000 voter signatures needed to place the plan on
the ballot.
"In our view, the United States of America represents
so many things that conflict with Californian values,
and our continued statehood means California will
continue subsidizing the other states to our own
detriment, and to the detriment of our children," the
Yes campaign's website says.
Similar attempts to establish California as a nation, or
break it into multiple states, have failed.
The proposed constitutional amendment, titled
California Nationhood, would also ask voters to repeal
language that states the U.S. Constitution is the
supreme law. If approved, it calls for scheduling a
vote in 2019 to ask voters, "Should California become
a free, sovereign and independent country?"
"America already hates California, and America votes
on emotions," Marcus Evans, vice president of Yes
California told the Los Angeles Times . "I think we'd
have the votes today if we held it."
The campaign must submit the valid voter signatures
by July 25 to qualify for the ballot.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
