As Leftist rage continues against the latest election outcome, more often the idea of California secession rears its ugly head, but consequences aren’t so comforting.
While our Constitution does not address a state wishing to separate from the Union it’s not as if such separation would be consequence-free, or as easy as it sounds.
Here’s just a few…questions…such an idea raises. (There’s sure to be more)
We doubt the issue would ever be accomplished, and wonder at the naive thought process that thinks debt-riddled, water-hungry California could stand on its own.
There are some who cite its economy as being the 6th largest in the world, as if that debatable fact could continue without the federal government supports it receives?
Think about it. 31% of its citizens were living in poverty in California in 2012-2013.
California is 12% of the U.S. population, but has a back-breaking 34% of the U.S. welfare recipients, and billions of that cost are partially funded with federal dollars.
What fool thinks the American taxpayers would agree to continue sending their hard-earned tax dollars to the newly-seceded nation of California?
For that matter, how much federal money supports their education system?
Would the Colorado River flow into California as cheaply as it does now? What about California’s connection (and reliance) to the U.S. electrical grid?
And, think of the pension liabilities California presently staggers under?
Would they use Mexican cartels for border and coastal security?
What fool thinks California could possibly be a stand-alone nation?
Evidently, that would be the ‘one’ in…1 in 3 Californians.
We would disagree, and invite economists to share their thoughts on such idiocy.
(We’re sure we’ve just barely touched the surface.)