Articles of Secession - California

[WeirdHoward]

An Ordinance to dissolve the union between the State of California and the other States united under the compact styled "The Constitution of the United States of America"

Whereas, the election of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney to the offices of president and vice-president of the United States of America, by a sectional party, avowedly hostile to the domestic institutions and to the peace and security of the people of the State of California, preceded by many and dangerous infractions of the constitution of the United States by many of the States and people of the Southern section, is a political wrong of so insulting and manacing a character as to justify the people of the State of California in the adoption of prompt and decided measures for their future peace and security, therefore:

Be it declared and ordained by the people of the State of California, in Convention assembled, That the State of California now withdraws, and is hereby withdrawn from the Union known as "the United States of America," and henceforth ceases to be one of said United States, and is, and of right ought to be a Sovereign and Independent State.

Sec 2. Be it further declared and ordained by the people of the State of California in Convention assembled, That all powers over the Territory of said State, and over the people thereof, heretofore delegated to the Government of the United States of America, be and they are hereby withdrawn from said Government, and are hereby resumed and vested in the people of the State of California.

Be it resolved by the people of California in Convention assembled, That the people of the States of Washington, Oregon, New York, Vermont, Massachussets, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maine, Delaware, Maryland, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, New Hampshire and Washington D.C., be and are hereby invited to meet the people of the State of California, by their Delegates, in Convention, on the 4th day of February, A.D., 2005, at the city of Sacramento, in the State of California, for the purpose of consulting with each other as to the most effectual mode of securing concerted and harmonious action in whatever measures may be deemed most desirable for our common peace and security.

And be it further resolved, That the President of this Convention, be and is hereby instructed to transmit forthwith a copy of the foregoing Preamble, Ordinance, and Resolutions to the Governors of the several States named in said resolutions.

Done by the people of the State of California, in Convention assembled, at Sacramento, on this the eleventh day of January, A.D. 2005.

[stevietheman]

1. Real solution: Jettison Texas! n/t

[knight_of_the_star]

2. Are you serious about convening such a convention?

Because I will say this, we will need to lay a groundwork for at least two more years before we can pull this off with a reasonable chance of success aside from being rounded up and shot for treason.

[Cleita]

3. Get real.

California depends on it's neighboring states for water, energy and other commodities. We have to convince them to secede with us, trade things they need for things we need. Then we have a viable second nation. I wish I could post the part of the USA we need to get this to work. It's roughly on the Continental Divide. Just because there are a lot of what once were Bush supporters, doesn't mean you can't do business with them.

I think most of the west is as fed-up with the eastern politicians as California is. I hope they enjoy as their new President, our ex-governor, Ahnold.