Talking Points
By Hal G. Lohr
Defining California Resistance and Answering the Frequently Asked Questions of the California Independence Movement
What Future Does the USA Have and What’s in it for CA?
As a Californian even facing a question theoretically between California Independence as a Nation and California remaining a US state there’s a very real question that needs to be asked. What kind of future does the USA have and what’s in it for California? I mean...
The Ultimate Statement of Resistance is California Independence
California Leaving the US Would be the Ultimate Statement of California Resistance Look, there's no doubt that the re-election of Donald Trump has driven the fears and frustrations of most progressively minded Californians to seek alternatives and solutions to...
Would California Be Better Off as a Free and Independent Country?
Would California Be Better Off as a Free and Independent Country? The short answer, of course, is, “Yes!” I mean, hello! This is the California Independence Movement, so any other response would be a strange answer, right? I mean, I could use the old...
Name a Benefit Californians get from being part of the United States, that Californians can’t Provide for themselves.
Name a Benefit Californians get from Being Part of the United States that Californians Can't Provide and Pay for ThemselvesAs we enter the fourth of July weekend, I find myself, as a California Rebel, torn on how to feel about the holiday. I loved it as a kid. I still...
If California Seceded, What Would California do for a Military?
The short answer goes: California would spend 1% to 2% of our GDP on defense, like Canada or Mexico does. That’s instead of the 10% America does now, but before I go into the numbers, I need to state the obvious differences for a moment. Talking Point: “Californians...
The Work Toward California Independence Has Value
There’s a question Californians need to ask that goes “what’s the downside?” of efforts to empower a California democracy over the US bureaucracy as we fight for California independence. Other than failure anyway. For the movement, It’s an honest question. Why do so...
Is Supporting California Independence Really a Matter of Choice?
I know, I know, in California independence circles we usually talk about legal secession through Constitutional means. The path we’d like to walk to a free California nation always goes the same way. Californians vote to secede through either the initiative process or...
What Does America Actually do for California?
Name a benefit that Californians receive from being part of the USA that Californians don’t pay for anyway. I’ll wait. But I’d bet you can’t think of one. Let’s face it. The U.S.A. is a taker, not a maker. California is a donor state that pays in much more than it...
