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In reply to the discussion: Should California Threaten Secession To Abolish Electoral College? [View all]eniwetok
(1,629 posts)I assume you're a Dem. So with the EC... how much does your Dem vote for president count down there in TX?
The EC deprives tens of millions in ALL states of an effective vote for president. I only suggested CA threaten secession because they meet three key criteria. 1: their citizens of all in the US most suffer under our current federal system so they have a moral right to push for reforms. 2: CA is unique has the possibility becoming an independent nation. 3: CA has leverage. Its secession would greatly hurt the rest of the nation... especially those red beggar states that depend so heavily on federal spending. CA loses about 13c on every tax dollar it sends to DC.
In the end, TX secession is meant to be secession. I'm proposing CA demand democratic reforms as a condition of staying in the union. The goal isn't to leave... but to finally fix a broken system... a system that's given us both the Bush and Trump Junta.