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What are California's post secession plans?

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Far-fetched as it may sound, the plan started gathering steam after Tuesday night's surprising presidential vote. The movement has an impressive backer in Shervin Pishevar, a well-known angel investor who offered to bankroll a campaign to secede. read more

Of course there are a fraction of US citizens in every state who would like their state to split from the US, but among California’s citizens this feeling is actually lower than the national average. The secession bug is more popular with Republicans than with Democrats, and California is a state heavy with Democrats. read more

Here's option 1, as described in a statement from Yes California:"A member of the California federal delegation to Washington would propose an Amendment to the US Constitution allowing the State of California to withdraw from the Union. The Amendment would have to be approved by 2/3 of the House of Representatives and 2/3 of the Senate. read more

Louis J. Marinelli, president of Yes California, filed a handful of statewide ballot measures related to secession in 2015 and none qualified for the November ballot. He also waged an unsuccessful campaign to represent state Assembly District 80, but didn’t advance beyond the June primary, and opposed Draper’s “Six Californias” plan. read more

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