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US question: Would you approve of your state seceding from the Union, declaring independence from the United States? I think California, Oregon, and Washington would, and probably Colorado too. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 22 hours ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The first step is refering to yourself as a member of your state and not an American I guess

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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 22 hours ago

Only as a last resort and everything else has been tried.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

No, because it would lead to civil war. Do I wish it could happen? Yes. But is it realistic? No.

[–] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Ah, but Trump does not have the balls, brains, or moral integrity of Abraham Lincoln.

So, we got that going for us.

[–] AWistfulNihilist@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

He doesn't need to imo, these things have plenty of inertia right now. It wouldn't take a lot to get Americans fighting even harder against eachother than we are now even.

[–] FreakinSteve@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Not "fighting against each other"...just "trying to repel a Nazi invasion".

[–] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

I'm cool wit dat

[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I’d much rather California split into 12 different states, each with roughly the population of Nevada.

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

Texas technically has always had plans on the books to split into 5 states and there was a time when a part of Tennessee wanted to become its own state called Franklin.

[–] hedgehog@ttrpg.network 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What’s been stopping them?

[–] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

The amendments to the constitution

[–] EmbarrassedBenefit3@reddthat.com 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Only if there's a legal way to do it, which is at this point, a constitutional amendment. The civil war made it clear secession is not an option.

[–] twice_hatch@midwest.social 1 points 20 hours ago

Yeah. Horse nomads for Pritzker

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