Calexit

Calexit, California Chrome, Ideas For Weekend Fun

... – Steve Bannon, chief strategist for President Trump, after a high-tension week between the news media and the administration. What You Need to Know. • Gather ’round for some ideas for weekend fun. Here’s a list of music/nightlife possibilities (Jim Messina!). And here are suggestions from the lively arts scene , including a production of Wilder’s “Our Town” presented as ballet. Cool. • The latest in the ongoing Fresno Unified leadership drama : Two trustees of the school district say they want an end to discussions about ousting Superintendent Michael Hanson, who has announced he will resign in August. That said, the board met Thursday night to continue talking about hiring an interim superintendent and forcing an early exit. • Should California secede from the U. S.? While you ponder that, note that the folks behind the so-called Calexit movement qualified to begin gathering signatures to get a proposition on the November 2018 ballot. • The world knew him as ...

Trump's Tech Pal Peter Thiel Backs #calexit

... (among the most persecuted of any industries anywhere), the U. S. would be in serious trouble. And without Thiel’s own Silicon Valley — the technology industry—that made efficiencies real, that were once the stuff of dreams, we’d be sunk.  Technology companies and national security are strange, but necessary, bedfellows — to say nothing of the nuts and bolts of too many government bureaucracies maintaining trillions of bits of information securely. Without strategic partnerships with companies like Thiel’s own Palantir Technologies , the dull, plodding bureaucracies that process all that information would grind to a halt. Would #Cal Exit’s secession equal shutting down the government. Now, that can’t be all good—or can it?   Confirm or deny. Tim Donnelly is a Former California State Assemblyman – Author,  Patriot Not Politician: Win or Go Homeless  – Face Book:  __link__/  – Twitter: @Patriot Not Pol. Read More ...

Nu Er Første Skridt Taget For At Løsrive Californien Fra Usa

... end Polen. Når man sammenligner punkt for punkt er Californien mere sammenlignelig med andre lande – og ikke bare de 49 andre stater, skriver ”Yes California” på deres hjemmeside. - Californien taber på at være en del af USA, både kulturelt og finansielt. Det kunne sagtens være et selvstændigt land, det ved alle, siger Marcus Ruiz Evans, en af stifterne af Yes California. Ifølge Daily News kræver manøvren også, at de andre stater accepterer et farvel til Californien. - Amerika hader allerede Californien, og i USA stemmer man med følelserne. Jeg tror, vi ville have stemmerne i dag, hvis vi holdt valget nu, siger Marcus Ruiz Evans. Efter Trump-sejr: Nu bryder urolighederne ud. Trump har givet vind i ryggen. Demokraten Hillary Clinton vandt stort i staten Californien ved efterårets præsidentvalg. Men det blev republikaneren Donald Trump, som løb med den endelige sejr i hele landet. Det gav bevægelsen for at løsrive Californien ekstra vind i sejlene. Yes Californias hashtag #Calexit, der lader ...

Suddenly, One-third Of Californians Want 'calexit.' Do You

... all the reasons California is great on its own. It also outlined what those leaders will continue to try to do in the Trump era so it can be a “light to the nation.”. Tuesday, Gov. Jerry Brown delivered his own California is awesome message in his State of the State speech , which positioned the state in clear opposition to the Trump administration. “Democrats are in the majority, but Republicans represent real Californians, too,” he said. “We have generally been civil to one another and avoided the rancor of Washington. I urge you to go even further and look for new ways to work beyond party and act as Californians first.”. The state has a long history of small groups popping up to advocate for secession, including the current movements of Yes California and the California National Party. Yes California is even pursuing a ballot measure in 2018. For now, it’s really just California ...

If Peter Thiel Gets His Way, California Won’t Be A State By 2020

... trail, a tech exec running for office in the Golden State isn’t unprecedented. Former e Bay CEO Meg Whitman spent $144 million of her own money in a failed gubernatorial bid in 2010, losing to current California governor Jerry Brown. Before vying for the presidency, Carly Fiorina mounted a 2010 US Senate campaign, losing to incumbent Rep. Barbara Boxer. Both Whitman and Fiorina ran as Republicans. As a Republican, Thiel would face an uphill battle, despite a net worth of $2.7 billion that would allow him to outspend opponents. Just 30% of voters cast their ballots for Trump during the general election; the state has historically tilted toward Democrats. He’s also among a growing number of Californians in favor of a Cal Exit—California seceding from the union to form its own country, a move supported by Uber and Hyperloop co-founder Shervin Pishevar. “I think it would be good for California, good for the rest of the country,” Thiel said in a recent New York Times interview, adding that “it would help Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign” in 2020. California voters were principally responsible for Hillary Clinton’s win of the ...

Looking For ‘dr. Strangelove,’ Worried About Trump’s America And Pondering Calexit

... general discomfort had me bookmarking “apts/housing” on craigslist: devil’s island. One can only stand Nirvana for so long, though, so back to the U. S., tail firmly tucked between legs, I hied. As I sat inside my house in Costa Rica, I had plenty of time to think. The inescapable conclusion: I was hopelessly American, and highly Americanized. Having been supremely fortunate to have hailed from an upper-middle class background (I was raised in Land Park), I was used to being comfortable. And, in Central America, comfortable I was not. Many believe “Costa Rica” translates to “rich coast.” During my self-exile, however, I learned it really meant: “Silly gringo, you had it made. Holster your idealism and head home, a little wiser. Plus a lot drier.”. Once back in Sac, however, I was discombobulated, an unease that lasted months. Having been publicly outspoken about my disdain for the direction in which I saw the U. S. headed, I was now flailing, identity-wise. To ease my bumpy transition, I engaged in various distractions. I learned new things. For instance: Who knew there’d be so many recipes for crow? (FYI: None work.). Finally, though, I found balance, and in the ...

Calexit Talk Could Help State Of Jefferson Camp

... and a vote of Congress, which made the process seem pretty unlikely. But now with the group Yes California heading down the same road, the conversation has taken on more weight and perhaps could produce details that were lacking previously. The Yes California effort is being led by residents who are much different politically from the State of Jefferson proponents. The Calexit people are unhappy with Donald Trump and dedicated to the state’s liberal outlook. They are proposing a 2018 ballot measure, and more conversations about what it actually takes to secede. Yes California likely has the financial resources to help answer complicated constitutional questions. For the State of Jefferson camp, information gaps could be filled by Calexit discussions. We don’t really see the State of Jefferson supporters on the same side of the fence with Yes California, but we’d guess they’re interested in knowing what the anti-Trump forces find out. While we can ...

After Trump Inauguration, 'calexit' Ballot Measure Builds Steam

... News, Evans said "almost 7,000 volunteers" will collect the signatures — an extremely difficult task without professional signature gatherers. It's generally believed to cost at least $1.5 million to finance a successful signature gathering drive of that magnitude. So far, campaign records on file show the Yes California committee has raised no money. In his op-ed, Evans, who appears to be based in Fresno, acknowledged that separation from the U. S. won't be easy. "Taxes, military bases, establishing an army are just a few of the issues," Evans wrote, adding that "California has the benefit of the Federal Supreme Court decision of Texas v. White (decided after the Civil War), which said states cannot violently unilaterally secede, but they could secede 'through consent of the states.'". Ultimately, secession would require a federal constitutional amendment and require two-thirds of the states to approve it. A very tall order indeed. But given the 4.3 million vote margin California gave to Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election, the notion of secession — no matter how fanciful — might well appeal to angry, frustrated and ...