Rural Californians rekindle secession movement
They're fed up with the state legislators who focus on California's big-city needs. They're tired of bureaucrats in Sacramento who govern from afar and by decree.
And they're still miffed they didn't win their sovereignty when they had the chance more than 70 years ago.
So on Tuesday, supervisors in the far northern province of Siskiyou County decided to make things right: They voted to secede from California.
In a 4-1 vote that revitalized a regional secession movement that supporters hope will one day lead to creation of the new state of Jefferson, county supervisors approved a declaration that called for breaking away from the Golden State.
Far from a symbolic ploy, the secessionists hope their bold gesture will inspire supervisors in neighboring counties to take a stand, follow suit and join the cause. Granted, independent statehood would still require the highly unlikely approval of state and federal lawmakers - but Jefferson rebels say they're still true believers.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Feisty-Siskiyou-County-votes-to-secede-from-state-4787299.php
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