California independence movement

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political movement social movement

The California independence movement is a political and social campaign that advocates for California to secede from the United States and become an independent nation.

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Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	political movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ
aimsTo	California independence ⓘ secession of California from the United States ⓘ
arguesThat	California contributes more in federal taxes than it receives in federal spending ⓘ California is culturally distinct from the rest of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ California is economically viable as an independent country ⓘ California should have greater control over environmental policy NERFINISHED ⓘ California should have greater control over immigration policy NERFINISHED ⓘ California should have greater control over trade policy ⓘ
associatedWith	Calexit campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ California Freedom Coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ California National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes California NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
emergedIn	19th century ⓘ
facesObstacle	Supreme Court precedent Texas v. White NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ need for approval of U.S. Congress for secession ⓘ need for approval of other U.S. states for constitutional amendment ⓘ
hadResurgenceAfter	2016 United States presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Calexit movement NERFINISHED ⓘ California secession movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes California movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCriticism	may violate United States constitutional law ⓘ would create economic uncertainty ⓘ would raise questions about citizenship and borders ⓘ would weaken political influence of California within the United States ⓘ
hasOppositionFrom	United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ many California state officials ⓘ most major U.S. political parties ⓘ
hasProposedMethod	constitutional amendment to allow secession ⓘ negotiated separation from the United States ⓘ statewide referendum on independence ⓘ
hasSupportBaseIn	California NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedBy	Brexit NERFINISHED ⓘ Catalan independence movement ⓘ Scottish independence movement ⓘ
location	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
opposes	continued political union of California with the United States ⓘ
politicalPosition	regionalism ⓘ self-determination ⓘ separatism ⓘ
seeksStatus	independent country ⓘ sovereign state ⓘ
usesSlogan	Calexit NERFINISHED ⓘ Yes California NERFINISHED ⓘ

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