Editor: Californians should consider whether we have reached a point in time at which it is appropriate to adopt many Texans' time-honored call to secede from the Union.
For decades Californians have received fewer dollars in federal resources than federal taxes paid. Why should that continue if we are to be treated with Trump's behavior toward California and blue states in general?
As the fourth largest economy in the world, we could certainly make it on our own - and as it is, California contributed about 1/7th of the total 2024 US GDP, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Think about it - one out of seven versus one out of fifty…
Perhaps we should negotiate with the Union using the economic power we possess to retain our militia (California National Guard,) and use it for purposes that a majority of Californians deem appropriate.
Daniel Wells,
Tracy, CA