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New California: The Group Pushing for a Breakaway State
New California: The group pushing for a breakaway state
A group calling itself the New California movement is pushing for a dramatic reimagining of America's most populous state.
www.newsweek.com
group calling itself the New California movement is pushing for a dramatic reimagining of America's most populous state: splitting it into two.
Led by Paul Preston, a talk radio host on One Radio Network and president of the movement, supporters say California has been taken over by a "totalitarian one-party system" and argue that the only solution is to carve out a 51st state.
"We're not secessionists—we're not trying to secede from the Union," Preston told Newsweek. "We're making a new state, growing the Union of states, so that we will become the 51st state of the Union."
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Preston said the group formally declared independence in 2018, citing frustration with what he described as decades of Democratic control. "We're doing this because we think that we have a totalitarian government in California today, and have had for quite some time. That's why a large group of people got together and declared independence back in 2018," he said.
Since then, he added, supporters have staged weekly demonstrations to press their case: "We've read 190 grievances into the public record on the Public Square, over 190 weeks' worth of reading, every Tuesday at Superior Court buildings around the state in all 58 counties. Pleading our case and discussing what is the totalitarian nature, and why we feel we are living in tyranny."
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What Happens Next
Preston has high hopes for the future. He was elected governor pro tempore of New California at the group's Eighth Constitutional Convention and would serve as the first governor if the state were somehow approved. He said the movement will hold additional internal elections in October and November to finalize its constitution and legislative framework.
"We will be made a new state, in a very short period of time," Preston declared. "It will happen. We are the only viable option to save the Union at this point."
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A 'Constitutional Convention'
Despite the obstacles, the movement has pressed ahead with quasi-governmental ceremonies. On July 1, the group convened a "constitutional convention" at the Visalia Convention Center. A month later, supporters across the state participated in a vote on whether to approve a proposed constitution.
According to organizers, about 1,500 people turned out statewide to cast ballots at polling places that included gun clubs and meeting halls. The results were lopsided. One measure, aimed at adopting a constitution to combat what the group calls "slavery" and child sex trafficking, passed by a margin of 1,415 to 5. Another, focused on protecting natural resources and opposing Governor Gavin Newsom's "radical agenda," was approved 1,412 to 9. A third measure, calling for the constitution to be sent to Congress in pursuit of statehood, passed 1,391 to 29.
"All three measures were overwhelmingly passed statewide by the supporters of the movement," Preston said.
Commentary:
It can be done, but will the California Legislature and the US Congress have to agree. I guess that means, just a majority vote in the California Legislature and US House and Senate.
It's not just California with this problem other Blue controlled states are facing the same.
There's:
- Eastern Washington state that wants to join with Idaho.
- Western Maryland that wants to join West Virginia
- Southern Illinois that wants to join with Indiana and
- Eastern Oregon seeking to Join with Idaho
The United States will never see this happen as long as Democrats sit in the Senate.
Unfortunately, Democrat Socialists of America have have awakened a mighty sleeping giant and filled it with a great resolve.
