You heard any of the rumors that the FBI has opened an investigation on Berkeley's mayor for Civil Rights violations? I'm sincerely asking, and legit don't know if it's true or not.
haven't heard that, but I think the guy is pretty ****ed. he apparently told the police to let them riot. he could easily be held responsible for any damage or injuries.
If he told the police this, he needs to be in jail. And I would demand the jobs of the police chief as well for following such an unlawful order.
I believe it 100%. This is nothing new. Berkeley and it's police have a long history of not being willing to step in to stop protests that have turned violent. they are so terrified of having a police brutality situation that they go way into the other direction. anyway look at the video. it seems pretty apparent they were at least told to not go in bashing heads.
If California leaves, the winners are the Republicans. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-friedersdorf-calexit-unprogressive-20170129-story.html
Obviously it would be a great loss and it would weaken us...at least short term. However, I think long term it strengthens the Republic.
California, long term, would fail. Unless she changes politically which I don't see or the US becoming less enviable than Cali which I don't see either.
It would be a huge loss, but at some point the political impact is greater than the financial impact. Also, long term, I think the millionaires and billionaires come back to the U.S. How does CA keep them without taxing them to death?
Tenny, you agree with me more than you don't. My position is not insane and after giving it more thought you would probably agree.
How do we replace the loss of intellectual capital, the loss of agricultural output, and how do we then secure the border between them and Nevada? how do you prevent a domino effect of Oregon and Washington leaving? What makes the NE want to hang around to live under your new "mainstream?" Seems like you're all for destroying the United States to bring in your own libertarian dream. I guarantee you that wouldn't be the outcome. You'd get at least 3 nations, with the central one ruled by a Christian Ayatollah.
Meh, the real winners are the Democrats who have had their party hijacked by the extreme left. The real winners are Americans who wan't to retain some semblance of a small and limited government.