>>88324697> implying America can't get Britain to do anything it wants, including not dealing with California for waterCalifornians can fantasize but things really wouldn't be easy or fun for them if they seceded
Tons of their goods would be impacted by no longer having freedom of movement, the sudden removal of federal military bases would have a pretty big impact on their economy, they'd basically become a dumping ground for immigrants while a lot of their more productive citizens would take the opportunity to leave and remain part of the US, and they'd have a lot less leverage in international trade without the US military and US government backing them at the table
This isn't even getting into if it's a hostile secession, in which case their national guard, even if it decided to actually fight for them against the federal government (hint: It probably wouldn't) would stand absolutely no chance
California isn't going to secede. What's going to happen is that they'll have a minority of the population that grumbles about it every time something political doesn't go their way. You know, like Texas has done for over a century with absolutely nothing happening
