California has good reasons to secede, but a noble reason to stay

The LA times discusses some of the arguments around independence before concluding that we should give up our goal of having a sane government that actually represents us so we can “Save America.”  Never mind that we are far too under-represented in America to actually save America from anything!

As early as 1803, Federalists in the New England states were talking seriously about breaking off from the fledgling United States. They were alarmed by what they characterized as the “oppression and barbarity” of the federal government under the leadership of President Thomas Jefferson.

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