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A letter was written about the talk of the West Coast states seceding from the United States of America. The writer felt that it would be a good idea and his reasons for it was to stop a drain on federal funds and because they have a ‘leftist’ governing style and they would fail on their own.

When they did fail as predicted by the writer they would have to ‘renounce their blue state governing ways’.

There are several reasons why this is just foolish thinking on the writer’s part. First and foremost while there is constitutional procedures to join the union of the United States of America there is no constitutional procedure to leave the union.

Most of all look what happen the last time states decided to secede from the United States of America.

Secondly California has been cited as having the eighth largest economy in the world if it was a country. The United States has one of the largest in the world and what do you think will happen to the economy of the United States if the West Coast secedes?

It will drop. Third there are many major corporations and industries located on the West Coast; chief among them Microsoft, Nike, Silicon Valley, vineyards, entertainment industries and many more.

Fourth you have major ports and harbors located on the West Coast, not only are they receiving goods but they also export goods as well.

You really want to get into a trade war with the West Coast area as well.

Fifth I do not believe the loyal right wing wants to get a passport to visit the shrine(library)of President Ronald Reagan and to a lesser degree President Nixon.

You really want to leave that in the hands of a leftist country, OMG!

Last, the claim that the West Coast states are a drain on federal funds.

Most red governing states get more in federal funds than what they pay into it.

The drain on federal funds will not be lessen if the West Coast secedes but the federal government would be getting less in revenue without those three states on the West Coast.

If you decide to fight the West Coast if they secede well there goes the funds down the drain.

So the whole idea that an area that is a big part of our economy would be good to secede is built on right wing wrongheadedness and libertarian idealism.

Just so they could be forced to renounce their blue state governing ways instead of doing what works for them.

But as I pointed out earlier it is all talk to secede and not very intelligent to do.

I did find it interesting that someone on the right would admit they want to force states to change their governing styles.

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