1. Republicans would win every national election for the foreseeable future. This is bad, republican or not, as it essentially undermines democracy.
2. The chance of a civil war would grow significantly as other states consider following California. I believe this to be true because let's face it, there are certain states that subsidize others. This has to be true, given the discrepancies of wealth between them.
3. Arguably much of the success of the United States comes from the cohesion between the states, hence the name. To leave the United States undermines its very existence.
Am I missing something?
EDIT: Also, more practically, would California even afford to maintain its current existence without the many subsidies it presumably receives as part of its membership of the US?
1. Republicans would win every national election for the foreseeable future. This is bad, republican or not, as it essentially undermines democracy.
2. The chance of a civil war would grow significantly as other states consider following California. I believe this to be true because let's face it, there are certain states that subsidize others. This has to be true, given the discrepancies of wealth between them.
3. Arguably much of the success of the United States comes from the cohesion between the states, hence the name. To leave the United States undermines its very existence.
Am I missing something?
EDIT: Also, more practically, would California even afford to maintain its current existence without the many subsidies it presumably receives as part of its membership of the US?