california: In california we have the largest and one of the most inexpensive college systems in the world. We could easily be agriculturally independent. We pay much more into the federal tax system than we receive! Could California succeed as a nation by itself? Our economy is incredibly diverse and resilient!|||Succeeded at what? Spelling seceded?|||ha, those cheap colleges have done nothing for your "education".|||Succeeded doing what? (I think you mean "seceded")|||I wish you would, you guys would be nothing without interstate trade|||I agree! Go! But you have to take Pelosi with you or the deal is off.|||won't happen, because too many people are suckling at the federal teat. That kinda insures that no one will ever talk about secession.|||Too much social welfare to fund, you'd be no better off, whats the total now $45 billion. Go ahead and leave, nut cases one and all.|||Could California succeed as a nation by itself? Our economy is incredibly diverse and resilient! You have one small democrat induced problem. You spend about 3 times more than you bring in and now your on the verge of bankruptcy.|||If California is doing so great why are they asking for a bailout?|||Well, perfecto ese dia me mudo para alla, con mis compatriotas.|||You are free to leave the Country - We would be rid of Feinstien and piglousy to name a few.|||if there is a God this will happen|||You would make a good buffer zone against attack from the Pacific. Go for it. (we get to keep Conan though)|||Isn't California bankrupt?|||Please do, too many illegal immigrants.|||First off...California has succeeded...in all the ways you have described. But I think you mean secede...which is illegal. You may have learned about a little thing called the "Civil War"? That was fought to keep any State from doing what you propose. Any legislature that attempted to do that nowadays would be arrested in mass by the Federal Government and tried for sedition.|||Please do!!!! That would be terrific! Will you take your ban on raising chickens and eggs for actual food rather than turning them into pets before they are eaten with you? Will you take proposals like mandatory spay neutering of all dogs and cats with you also? And the liberal SAG and AFTRA members? Oh go do go.... On the other coast we would like to secede also, just not to the left. What a lovely idea, we could get rid of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) too!|||okay. but don't come whining to us for disaster relief when the next big earthquake hits.|||no one would care, go ahead|||well, for one, it'd make it a hell of a lot harder for democrats to win Presidential elections.|||Yes you bet it is. California is the 7th largest economy in the world babe, yea we can do it. And if you think the US can be where it is with out CA, well forget about it. lol Regards.|||I wish all the best for California and hope they "succeed". I hope they don't secede from the United States though. That would mean I I would need a passport to visit my son, go to Yosemite, or drive along the beautiful PCH.|||Please secede , although I think Arnold will be against it. You guys can have Mexico too. And along with that you get all of the Hollywood morons who help screw up this country. I'm sure Barbara Striesand and George Clooney would be happy to help your cause. Go ahead leave the union. Or if you wait long enough a big earthquake might just separate you all from us anyway. Oh yeah and that cheap higher education must not include teaching Californians how to spell.|||WOW some heated answers. I don't think anyone likes California hahaha|||we would and we would be one of the top ten countries in revenue.|||California? Secede? You would be a weak, pathetic nation of pacifist liberals, illiterate illegals, vegan homosexuals, and pot smokin' hippies. Who would actually defend your "nation"? You best stick with the rest of the Union and be damned grateful we are willing to tolerate your nonsense.