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Constitutional Law

Feb. 14, 2025

California dreamin' of independence: Is secession the only way out?

California is facing escalating tensions with the Trump Administration, with federal policies harming the state economically and politically, and the possibility of seceding from the United States or joining Canada being considered as a solution to these issues.

Mark A. Neubauer

Los Angeles Trial Lawyer

2029 Century Park E Ste 1200
Los Angeles , CA 90067-2913

Phone: (310) 843-6300

Email: mneubauer@carltonfields.com

UCLA SOL; Los Angeles CA

California dreamin' of independence: Is secession the only way out?
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In response to the recent Los Angeles fires, President Trump conditioned federal disaster aid upon California imposing a voter ID law and diverting waters inside California from the Sacramento Delta to Los Angeles. He has even claimed he ordered the federal military into California to turn on that water. Trump's declaration of a tariff war against Mexico, Canada and China will have the greatest impact on California of any state when those countries reciprocate with their own ...

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