California's Attempt to Exit Trump's America Is Officially Here
It's a quixotic, arguably impossible dream: A group of Californians wants the state to declare independence from Trump's America. But even if California falls short of seceding, it might make many Golden State residents feel a little better just to go through the motions in the age of Trump.
The campaign to secede, organized by the Yes California Independence movement and dubbed #Calexit, now has the approval of the California Secretary of State to begin gathering signatures to put the matter before voters in November 2018. If 585,407 valid signatures are collected, voters will get to weigh in on secession at the polls.
According to the California Secretary of State's reading of the measure's language, Californians would be able to declare independence from the United States "if 50 percent of registered voters participate and 55 percent of those voting approve."
A Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in December and January found that 32 percent of respondents are in favor of California seceding — up from 20 percent in 2015.
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