No, because it would lead to civil war. Do I wish it could happen? Yes. But is it realistic? No.
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Ah, but Trump does not have the balls, brains, or moral integrity of Abraham Lincoln.
So, we got that going for us.
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Wouldn't Texas be at the top of the list of states most likely to exit?
Iโd much rather California split into 12 different states, each with roughly the population of Nevada.
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Shit's gonna look like the Holy Roman Empire a decade from now...
Rest of the states would need to agree sadly, and that's not happening.
Yeah. Horse nomads for Pritzker
Only if there's a legal way to do it, which is at this point, a constitutional amendment. The civil war made it clear secession is not an option.
CA should be split into two.
No. There is no mechanism to allow this. The union is perpetual, and cannot be brought to an end. A state can no more leave than US than a city or a house.