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‘Calexit’ Could Make Its Way Onto the Ballot in the Golden State in 2028

Secession movements have dotted the American landscape for a long time. While the Confederacy was the only secession movement that had any traction, most of these movements were quixotic at best and laughable at worst.

There’sanewsecessioneffortonthehorizon,andjustliketheConfederatesofthemid-19thcentury,Democratsarebehindit.NewsweekreportsthatCalifornia’ssecretaryofstatehasgiventhegreenlighttoasecessionmovementtogathersignaturesforapetitiontoputCalifornia’ssecessionfromtheU.S.ontheballotin2028. Thereasonforthismovementisexactlywhatyouwouldexpect. “Calexit,agroupthatcampaignsforCalifornianindependence,describedTrump’spresidentialelectionwininNovemberas‘anattackoneverythingCaliforniacaresabout’andarguedthatitstrengthenedthestate’scaseforsecession,”writesNewsweek’sJamesBickerton. Thereportexplainsthelogisticsbehindthepetition: OnThursday,Weberannouncedthattheindependencepetitioninitiative,which[Marcus]EvanslaunchedfromFresno,couldbegincollectingsignatures. Tohaveanindependencevoteincluded