Here Are All The Californians Serious About Seceding From The U.S. (#Calexit) Now That Trump Won The Election
By Daniel Hayes
#Calexit is currently trending on Twitter in the wake of Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 Presidential election.
What is #Calexit, you ask? Well, it’s a proposal for California to secede from the United States. The proposal suggests a referendum on the issue in 2019.
And here are the reasons why some Californians want to leave the United States.
The first instance of the hashtag appears on November 1st.
https://twitter.com/frutron/status/793438720376475648
But now, in light of protests in San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Sacramento…
A yuge Trump head is burned an effigy in front of city hall #dtla pic.twitter.com/e9DqMhEYhY
— Marcus Yam 文火 (@yamphoto) November 10, 2016
…the term is trending more broadly.
https://twitter.com/fyeahCalifornia/status/796199596661751808
https://twitter.com/mesteve0319/status/796813580926451712
I like this. I support the idea of #CalExit https://t.co/wo2Evv8kG1
— cari (@serwy_cari) November 10, 2016
California was not founded by Slavers as was the USA. #Calexit could revive the American Dream. It will benefit the entire world.
— Mike Johnson (@Micromike420) November 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/JayyMacias12/status/796246758724509696
https://twitter.com/SaveTheYoukai/status/796261363387506689
https://twitter.com/KEMarroquin/status/796815591898128384
I have always wanted a way to opt out of the USA Eternal War machine. #Calexit is the way. Let's do it.
Death to tyrants!— Mike Johnson (@Micromike420) November 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/SSJKamui/status/796814208310591489
#Calexit: Group calls for California to secede from the United States. https://t.co/AMI07Tawnn pic.twitter.com/FKwiS5c2Cp
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) November 10, 2016