One of the great myths about the United States is that it’s a democracy where all Americans have an equal say. In fact, Californians have less “Bearly Represented: How the U.S. Constitution makes Californians second-class voters”
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What California independence looks like: 12 ways California is already moving towards independence (and one more thing to try)
California independence is hard for a lot of people to picture; maybe people can imagine Californians going to the polls to vote on a declaration “What California independence looks like: 12 ways California is already moving towards independence (and one more thing to try)”
Poll: Californians ready to govern themselves, stop just short of secession
50% of Californians say they trust Sacramento more than Washington—only 23% say the reverse.
71% say California would be better off with special autonomous status within the U.S.
44% of Californians would vote for a ballot measure for peaceful, legal secession—but 54% would vote against.
72% of Californians want California police to arrest federal immigration officers that exceed their authority or act maliciously.
80% of Californians want to control borders with other states “like a country.”
Californians endorse more than a dozen changes to state policy that would make California more autonomous.
What it Means to be a Donor State
Is it accurate to describe the federal funding California gets as California’s own money? Would the U.S. be poorer and weaker without California? Does California’s economy prop up red states? Is California one of the states least reliant on the federal government?
The short answer to all these questions is yes. But it’s pretty hard to win a debate with just one data point.
Poll: As Trump Is Inaugurated, Californians Seek Independence
Highlights: 61% of Californians polled say California would be better off if it peacefully seceded. 77% say California should control its state borders “more like a country”. 63% support using hardball tactics in the U.S. House to gain autonomy. Californians now feel more Californian than American overall.
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“We are, simply, Californians”
Happy California Independence Day, Californians! And happy (?) election day as well. If you’re anything like me, you’re probably pretty anxious about what’s going to happen ““We are, simply, Californians””
The Independent Californian’s Voter Guide, Nov. 2020
It is more than fitting that this year’s election falls on November 3, California Independence Day, the day that, in 1836, the province of Alta “The Independent Californian’s Voter Guide, Nov. 2020”
Prop 15: YES on fixing our commercial property tax system
California has the population, economic might, and ambitions of a country. But it often doesn’t have a rational tax system to match. Case in point “Prop 15: YES on fixing our commercial property tax system”
On the Edge of Greatness: California and the Axis of Authoritarianism (Part 2 of 3)
this follows Part 1: California and The Resistance Part 2: California and the Axis of Authoritarianism It would be hard to overstate the importance, and “On the Edge of Greatness: California and the Axis of Authoritarianism (Part 2 of 3)”
Highway Robbery: why Californians shouldn’t trust the federal gas tax
Originally published on Fox & Hounds on election day, November 2018. Today, California voters will have a chance to weigh in on Prop 6, which would repeal “Highway Robbery: why Californians shouldn’t trust the federal gas tax”