(August 2, 2017 at 8:49 am)Nymphadora Wrote: Well then maybe states like California and New York should be divided into smaller states. Seems to me that if the majority of the people want X in office, that should happen.
@ A Theist: You'd be agreeing with me if your president wasn't elected, but won the popular vote, and you know it.
Don't know how serious the proposal is, but some discussion of California seceding and becoming it's own country is occuring. Apparently there is surprising interest in establishing an apartheid nation of sorts, a large and perpetual underclass, no middle class (they would be strongly encouraged to emigrate to the remainder of the US) and then a small select group of super rich/elite running the show.
As a social experiment, I suppose it would merit some academic interest, but I think the reality of it would be pretty horrible.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.
