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In reply to the discussion: 'Calexit' leaders drop ballot measure to break from the U.S. [View all]X_Digger
(18,585 posts)30. Of course it was a fucking russian ploy, just like we said it was.
I won't hold my breath waiting for an apology from DU's resident calexit cheerleaders.
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Was thinking the same thing . Was warned on FB of all places to be aware of Calexit
Kathy M
Apr 2017
#28
He is teaching ESL which is slightly better than minimum wage in most areas lol
grantcart
Apr 2017
#32
BE curious how much money he raised before deciding he was in love with Russia
rpannier
Apr 2017
#34
Certainly unthinkable to believe any campaign contributions found their way into his own pockets...
LanternWaste
Apr 2017
#42
PS: I am bookmarking this for the next time some ill-informed soul wants to argue the case at DU
Hekate
Apr 2017
#9
Any state wanting to leave, pay your share of the national debt on the way out.
keithbvadu2
Apr 2017
#19
"we pay more money to the federal government than we get back." - that's how it is supposed to work.
PoliticAverse
Apr 2017
#26
I think you and some others miss the point. We are what is known as a "donor state" ...
Hekate
Apr 2017
#35
As is the case with ALL the 50 states. That's the point of having a union, one would think...
Hekate
Apr 2017
#49
You're not nearly as clever as you think if that's how my observation "struck" you.
Hekate
Apr 2017
#54
Uhm we will subtract it from the federal dollars we send away. And we're not FOR exit
onecaliberal
Apr 2017
#24
Yeah just like you have to pay your taxes before you can renounce your citizenship.
PoliticAverse
Apr 2017
#25
Bookmark the OP. I want their noses rubbed in it. Especially that last guy who was "just asking ...
Hekate
Apr 2017
#36
That last quoted paragraph: jeez what a fool. Russia is scarcely the People's Paradise. ...
Hekate
Apr 2017
#37