'CalExit' - state's economy is large enough for California to become a sovereign country.

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124. That's not why it won't happen.

There are many reasons, but the simple reason is that the federal government won't let it happen and they have myriad ways of keeping it from happening. Congress will impose trade sanctions -- it will be impossible for California businesses to do business outside the state. Flights to commercial airports will be barred. California won't be able to flash cut to a replacement for social security, medicaid, and numerous other social welfare programs and Congress will pass legislation suspending such payments to anyone who is a resident of California.

Once it is clear that the federal government is prepared to take those measures, California, and any other state thinking of joining them, will fold like a cheap suit, even if you assume they could ever muster enough popular support to start the process.

It's a pipe dream by people who don't want to do the hard work of building stronger Democratic party results in states where we should be able to be competitive.