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[–] pleasegoaway@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

I like the idea of it, but California is a cash cow and the US would never let that cash cow get away.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Only as a last resort and everything else has been tried.

[–] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

While many of my family members have served in the past and do now, the US is not the end all, be all.

I pledge allegiance to a country without borders, Without Politicians

[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

If just my state left, and I could leave to another state, that would be pretty good. Two Republican senators gone, roughly 15 net house reps gone, and an influx of dem refugees like me into neighboring states.

Texas could legit try to make a go of it as an independent nation. It would be a disaster for my family though.

[–] VampirePenguin@midwest.social 4 points 2 months ago

No. We'd be overrun by federal troops and decimated within a week. If we could secede peacefully? We (Wisconsin) would probably need an alliance with Minnesota and Michigan to survive.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No, because it would lead to civil war. Do I wish it could happen? Yes. But is it realistic? No.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ah, but Trump does not have the balls, brains, or moral integrity of Abraham Lincoln.

So, we got that going for us.

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He doesn't need to imo, these things have plenty of inertia right now. It wouldn't take a lot to get Americans fighting even harder against eachother than we are now even.

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

We're leaving the east coast? I think they deserve a path too

[–] BartyDeCanter@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 months ago

If we could do it in a peaceful and democratic way that doesn’t lead to an immediate second civil war, yeah, I’d probably vote for it. It seems to have worked out well enough for Czechia and Slovakia.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago
[–] matdave@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

I don't support it, only because my state wouldn't be seperating to join the "good" side

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (13 children)

Do states even have a legal way to secede?

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)
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[–] justastranger@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

No but there's no law against expelling a state from the union. Kind of a reverse secession if you can piss trump off enough for him to actually do it (no law saying that only Congress can expel them, so it would go to the courts).

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[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I'm cool wit dat

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago
[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The first step is refering to yourself as a member of your state and not an American I guess

[–] CascadianGiraffe@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I usually refer to myself as Cascadian

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Its part of why I moved out west. That and fear of persecution in the Midwest.

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