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Author: C.C. Marin

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What a real “Calexit” initiative looks like

C.C. Marin June 23, 2017

In January, I wrote “What a model ‘Calexit’ initiative looks like,” which not only detailed all the problems with Yes California’s “independence plebiscite” initiative, but “What a real “Calexit” initiative looks like”

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Initiative 17-0005: California Autonomy from Federal Government

C.C. Marin May 19, 2017

In 2017, current and former board members Timothy Vollmer, Coyote Marin, and Shankar Singam, along with two other people, submitted an initiative entitled “California’s Future: “Initiative 17-0005: California Autonomy from Federal Government”

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Why California should pack its bags (even if we’re never going to leave)

C.C. Marin December 15, 2016

Why all Californians should take independence seriously The idea of California as an independent country has been around for a long time, but it’s gotten “Why California should pack its bags (even if we’re never going to leave)”

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How any state can declare fiscal independence

C.C. Marin December 12, 2016

This article outlines a simple way that any U.S. state can: control the total amount of taxes (state and federal) that state residents and businesses pay stabilize “How any state can declare fiscal independence”

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Constitutional Loopholes for Independence

C.C. Marin December 5, 2016

How the U.S. could set a state free, without a constitutional amendment

Could the United States let a state become an independent country, if the political will existed to do so? Or would such an effort founder on the United States’ extremely high bar for amending its constitution?

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