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Mike Johnson vows to hold aid to California hostage after deadly fires
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You know if I lived in California right now I'd be wondering real hard why even be a part of the union? California contributes more than it receives, has vastly different politics than the rest of the country, has a powerhouse economy.
As a Californian I can tell you that a lot of us from all sides of the spectrum out here have revived succession talks
Usually those guys outside the capitol are considered loons, but lately the talk has basically been along these lines. That and "world's 5th biggest economy on our own"
The big problems would be all the US military bases and the power grid but, yeah I'm in.
Water might be an issue as well. We rely a lot on the Sierras but I think we also buy a lot of what we use from Colorado and have it piped here.
I grew up in California. I can tell you it's a very big place with lots of different types of folks. Most of the state geographically is conservative. Even a few of the largest cities in the state vote Red. LA is just that densely populated.
Sure but we also have an old underlying bit of nationalsim. Most conservatives ive met whos families have been here since before WW2 would happily secede if the opportunity presented itself. Its the younger families who have a problem with it in my opinion.