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An Interview with Shankar Singam

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Protesters Roll Out ‘Unwelcome’ Mat for President Trump

Apr 4 2018

Electricity Markets in the Western U.S.

Oct 1 2018

Independent California Endorses L.A. Measure B (city public bank)

Oct 4 2018

Bearly Represented: How the U.S. Constitution makes Californians second-class voters

Oct 11 2018

What California independence looks like: 12 ways California is already moving towards independence (and one more thing to try)

Category: Under-Represented, Over-Taxed

Californians receive too little representation in Congress, and pay too much in federal taxes compared to what we get

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Highway Robbery: why Californians shouldn’t trust the federal gas tax

Originally published on Fox & Hounds on election day, November 2018. Today, California voters will have a chance to weigh in on Prop 6, which would repeal a 12 cent/gallon increase in Read More

Posted On : November 6, 2018 Published By : C.C. Marin
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Bearly Represented: How the U.S. Constitution makes Californians second-class voters

One of the great myths about the United States is that it’s a democracy where all Americans have an equal say. In fact, Californians have less say at the federal level Read More

Posted On : October 4, 2018 Published By : C.C. Marin
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California Secessionists Are Hoping for a Trump Bump

Trump is testing us,” said Dave Marin… organizer of the coffee klatch. But the real issue, the 39-year-old software developer says, is not that Washington is un-Democratic but undemocratic. For too long, Read More

Posted On : March 12, 2018 Published By : C.C. Marin
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How the New Federal Tax Law Targets California

Once again, California has a bullseye on its back. This 1-page Fact Sheet details the numerous ways the new federal tax law (the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”) targets California specifically.

Posted On : March 5, 2018 Published By : C.C. Marin
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The California taxpayer’s case for independence

On Tuesday afternoon, Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s office cleared the California Freedom Coalition’s initiative, “California Autonomy from Federal Government,” for circulation. If passed, it would direct the Governor, in coordination with Read More

Posted On : July 28, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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Backers of California Secession Say State’s Senate Representation Is Dire

Smaller states overrepresented in Congress tend to lean conservative and Republican and, as big blue states like California grow, the power of smaller counterparts actually increases in contrast because budget legislation is Read More

Posted On : July 25, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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Representation in the U.S. Senate (Map)

The area of each state on this map shows how much representation in the U.S. Senate the average resident gets. For example, the average Wyomingite gets 66 times as much Read More

Posted On : June 28, 2017 Published By : C.C. Marin
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