I too, wish to join this alliance.
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Surprise not to see Maine in that group. Maine has been pretty vocal in its dissent of the clown show at the federal level.
Maybe these states should leave the USA and become part of Canada. People in right-leaning states hate California, but the US would collapse without it.
No thanks. Canada has too many anti-vax nutters.
I don't think I've met any anti vaxxers in California, but I live in a well-educated area, so maybe it's different in more rural areas. California has some of the strictest vaccination laws for kids in school, with no exemptions allowed.
Maybe these states should leave the USA
If they want to, that's their prerogative.
and become part of Canada
Nope, just because they're to the left of much of the USA they're still right-wingier than of most of Canada.
I doubt they would fit in well with Canadian society.
Vancouver and Seattle are practically sisters.
Maybe these states should leave the USA and become part of Canada.
California alone has almost twice the GDP of the entire country of Canada, and nearly as many people. They wouldn't just become part of it, they'd make up most of it.
Besides, even as left-leaning states I would be concerned about that many Americans joining my country. Canada would lose its identity.
Maps change. It's the only real constant throughout history. May be sooner. May be later. But eventually, even the most resolute borders change as do nation-states. You don't have to go any further back that Yugoslavia, Serbia, etc... for example. It would be arrogance to presume that it won't happen here at some point.
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I think we'll need a 1500-word essay from each state explaining why we should let them join. And no ChatGPT cheating. I also think Canada might be a little worried about California potentially getting the idea of "who's joining who" a bit backwards. We'll need them to at least sit a multiple choice test on that.
I wouldn't worry too much about California wanting to be in charge. That's not really our jam. We just want to be part of a constructive collective at this point. We've spent several decades in an abusive relationship at this point, with all the red states shitting on us whatever we do.
An essay explaining why each of the three states should going would be fun though. All three would have a lot to offer Canada.
All three would have a lot to offer Canada.
But Canada doesn't want that offer.
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Cascadia at last
Providing access to something the federal government won't is one thing. Doing so in spite of a federal ban is another. I wonder how this alliance would plan to deal with the latter, as it seems more and more likely.
If they tried to ban a vaccine, you just do what we do with marijuana. Marijuana is illegal federally, but without states enforcing marijuana laws, the feds simply don't have the resources to enforce federal marijuana laws. They can only enforce those laws with the cooperation of local and state law enforcement.
Tell that to ICE
Hey guys! BC is pretty cool, and we have lots of natural resources. Wanna form a team where we say fuck the East Coast and block access to crucial trade routes through the Pacific?! Maybe Alaska can come along?! They are pretty cool for the most part and boy do they have resources galore! Cascadia! Cascadia! Cascadia!
Sorry, but BC is not cool. If it wants to join the cool states club, then it needs to implement proper vaccine mandates. Currently, kids do not need to be vaccinated to attend BC public schools.
We don't need mandates, the large majority of our population is vaccinated and vaccines are offered free through school, but you can opt out, yes. Most aren't crazy nutbars, but we let the crazies have their crazy because we have achieved herd immunity with most thing.
Also, hilarious! You are mostly cool, but you don't do this one thing I'm a stickler about, so no deal. Like you guys don't have problems (eye roll)
I did say most things. We have a conservative north, yes. Most rural parts of any country does. The north is like 10% of the population of BC of I am being generous.
Do you think rural eastern Washington is anything like the coast? Your gonna have a bad time. Oregon has some nefarious areas as well. I seem to remember a crazy guy that took over a government office because he didn't think he should have to pay to have his cattle graze government lands. Let's not even talk about the center right democratic governor of California.
Yeah Newsome is funny talking back to Trump at his level, but dude has serious policy issues. No one is perfect, point being said. Stop nitpicking the ways we are different and look at the ways we are the same.
BC, begin acquisition protocol. I'll deal with the red hats.
Bring the East Coast too. We'll be Canadas sideburns with the West.
As much as I like you East coasters, I don't see the logistics working unless we somehow take all the territories with us? But fuck it, we're having fun, let's own the Arctic gateway too!
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It's happening...
The wheels of secession have begun to turn...
Good. Here's hoping that New York and other blue states on the east coast join in.
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We live in a sad time when a stunningly ignorant imbecile who believes he can can spot children with “mitochondrial challenges” while walking through an airport is in charge of public health, and this news post about vaccines can just as accurately be posted in a political sub.
Because Trump and his worshiping morons politicized a pandemic, 180,000 American’s needlessly died during the worst of COVID, but that’s not enough. Trump and his ilk want more people to die from diseases that are preventable and were previously nearly gone.
COVID, Polio, Whooping Cough, Measles, and even Small Pox are now welcome in Trump’s America.
All three states should secede. I am biased, but I would be overjoyed to become a new Canadian province.
Maybe we could make a deal with the US. They take Alberta, and Canada gets the west coast.
States Rights
We've had North vs. the South. Guess it's time for East vs. West.
The sooner we get to Rich vs Everybody Else, the better off we'll all be.
I think Outsides vs Insides is more likely, or a West+East alliance vs the interior
This is much more accurate. Coasts vs the middle. Although you also have the likes of Colorado and New Mexico as honorary coastal states. And the likes of the Gulf Coast and Florida not being in that Coastal State group.
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Good now if Newsom can explain why he vetoed bill keeping private equity out of our primary care that would be great https://www.kqed.org/news/12007157/newsom-vetoes-california-bill-against-private-equity-firms-health-care-takeovers
Oh, that’s easy to answer! It’s because he and his friends directly profit from this corrupt decision.
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