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[–]jt6sr6jn6aerdja 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

Ironic considering the Republican party was created in 1854 and named explicitly to support continuity of the Republic against the secessionist Democrats.

[–]Velocity 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They're not wanting to secede from the union, but rather merge with another state.

[–]JasonCarswellVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Neat point.

Bot NYGal got a current article: February 18, 2020

I'm all for breaking up the states and decentralizing power, but this just seems like gerrymandering to me. What would the Republicans do with a bit of Pacific Coast if they had it? Actually accept nuclear submarines in their ports without protest? And...?

If you're gonna go, keep it simple, take everything west of the continental division line. (Ha! Imagine the USA "sharing" a mountain ridge without demanding supremacy.) And even still Nevada has so much entrenched military that it makes it silly to assume that the eastern border would be secure against the US if California were to actually Calexit.

[–]nygal[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I expect to see trade wars, foreign policy disasters, a few race riots, a decrease in personal liberty, higher taxes, higher inflation and probably, economic collapse. The silver lining is, secession will probably become more feasible.

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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Get off my State of Jefferson Idaho

[–]nygal[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Once one concedes that a single world government is not necessary, then where does one logically stop at the permissibility of separate states? If Canada and the United States can be separate nations without being denounced as in a state of impermissible ‘anarchy’, why may not the South secede from the United States? New York State from the Union? New York City from the state? Why may not Manhattan secede? Each neighbourhood? Each block? Each house? Each person?