The United States is a rogue state violating international law in many, many ways that California wouldn't have to if it seceded and became a nation. — David Swanson Copy Share Image
Many militarists would like to see California's votes vanish from the national electoral system, which would then become more Republican. — David Swanson Copy Share Image
California as a nation or part of a larger West Coast nation, should other states join with California, would be a good influence on… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I think almost everything important that's ever happened was unimaginable shortly before it happened. Good things and bad things: ending slavery, ending child labor,… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I can't say with certainty that slavery would have ended more quickly and more completely if the South had been allowed to leave and… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I think it's more likely that we can make positive changes happen on environment and military issues if states begin to secede. I don't… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
No other nation killed people the way the United States did to end slavery. — David Swanson Copy Share Image
The Pentagon is supposed to be under civilian control and it ought to be up to the people of the United States, not the… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I'm not convinced that the people of Arizona as a nation couldn't do better to protect equal rights for all than the people of… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
The United States has been becoming worse year after year after year for decades, and it's guaranteed to continue down that path if we… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
Breaking the United States up into a number of pieces could be very good for the integration of those new nations with the rest… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
California, like anywhere else on Earth, should have the right to secede whether the United States likes it or not. The preferences of the… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
I think the election of Donald Trump, if you want to call it an election, was unimaginable to most people, which is part of… — David Swanson Copy Share Image
