26 sats \ 15 replies \ @Undisciplined 7 Nov \ parent \ on: Political Polarization Relatively Strong in the U.S. Politics_And_Law
It's already composed of 50 supposedly sovereign republics. They just each decide if they want to be independent or join a new union with a subset of the other states.
It's a lot easier than people make it seem.
Are they actually sovereign?
I think it is a bit harder than you think, that is why none have made that transition.
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None have made the transition, because the last time states tried, their populations were slaughtered by the Feds.
I don't think there's an appetite now to violently suppress state/regional independence like there was 180 years ago.
Opinion polling indicates that regional independence is very popular in every part of the US.
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I know texas has talked about it.
And california.
But none of them have moved on it.
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There are independence movements all over the country and some states have even voted on it. It's not unthinkable everywhere. People talk about it as a matter of practicality.
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Interesting.
Maybr l just dont hear about it because of my state.
Which states are the most likey to break off?
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The two you mentioned, CA and TX, because they are the largest economies and make the most geographic sense.
Alaska, Hawaii, and Vermont also have significant independence movements.
In the event of CA or TX splitting off, I would expect other states to join them: i.e. the rest of the West Coast leaving with CA and most of the middle/southern parts of the country leaving with TX.
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These are my own thoughts, but CA could never run without the government subsidies.
It doesnt even have its own water supply.
If it were to break away, it would just flounder.
Texas on the other hamd, l could see it breaking away and being successful.
From what l have seen, they have quite a bit of independent thinkers there.
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There are other nations that don't have abundant fresh water. CA could continue purchasing water from AZ or ramp up its desalination industry.
They would need economic policy reforms to deal with the loss of federal welfare funding, but CA still contains a lot of wealth and even more unutilized productive potential.