California, like anywhere else on Earth, should have the right to secede whether the United States likes it or not. The preferences of the other 49 states and Washington DC is not relevant. That was the position of the United States government on Yugoslavia and other places around the world but not on Ukraine. However, morality and the law as I understand it are that any people should have the right to leave, just as explained in the initial words of the US Declaration of Independence.
Slavery remained in the Deep South by other names - in prison programs with charges over nothing and eternal debt that threatened every African-Ameri… - David Swanson
Slavery remained in the Deep South by other names - in prison programs with charges over nothing and eternal debt that threatened every African-Ameri…
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Imagine Jon Stewart if he gave a damn. He's like Howard Zinn after 12 beers. - David Swanson
Imagine Jon Stewart if he gave a damn. He's like Howard Zinn after 12 beers.
The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States, not the profiteers. - David Swanson
The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States, not the profiteers.
No other nation killed people the way the United States did to end slavery. - David Swanson
No other nation killed people the way the United States did to end slavery.
The United States has been becoming worse year after year after year for decades, and it's guaranteed to continue down that path if we don't change s… - David Swanson
The United States has been becoming worse year after year after year for decades, and it's guaranteed to continue down that path if we don't change s…
Activism has always been the driving force for change. - David Swanson
Activism has always been the driving force for change.
Climate change is so unimaginable that most Americans deny it's happening. - David Swanson
Climate change is so unimaginable that most Americans deny it's happening.
California as a nation or part of a larger West Coast nation, should other states join with California, would be a good influence on the rest of the … - David Swanson
California as a nation or part of a larger West Coast nation, should other states join with California, would be a good influence on the rest of the …
I think almost everything important that's ever happened was unimaginable shortly before it happened. Good things and bad things: ending slavery, end… - David Swanson
I think almost everything important that's ever happened was unimaginable shortly before it happened. Good things and bad things: ending slavery, end…
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