NY lawmaker urges liberal states: secede from US, join Canada due to mass deportation

[XDNA]

Top New York Lawmaker Urges Liberal States to Secede from US, Join Canada in Response to Trump Mass Deportation Threat

It's not unreasonable to think outside of the box," state Sen. Liz Krueger said.

 

The state senator also proposed withholding hundreds of billions of dollars in federal taxes as a way to push back against the president-elect's policies that the state lawmaker disagrees with, such as threats of mass deportation.

"We're talking a lot of money," Krueger told Politico. "We're talking money we couldn't possibly replace unless we started sending the feds a lot less money."

 

While New York sends the federal government about $362 billion to the federal government in taxes, the state also receives about $85 billion from the government.

 

https://www.ibtimes.com/top-new-york-lawmaker-urges-liberal-states-secede-us-join-canada-response-trump-mass-3753316

 

 

The United States of Canada?

[americanlife]

What a stupid thing to say

[Jack!]

What in the Gilead.

[Almodusa]

The constitution doesn't allow secession and it'd get pretty messy 

[Illuminati]

Isn't Canada about to follow similar far right turn

[Domination]

Yes, let's join a country that has every social security and public program simultaneously collapsing.

[worldwide angel]

instead let's go for the new york city state

[loveisdead9582]

Uhm….. while I would like to imagine a world where I don't have to move AND trump isn't president, I'm not sure this is the way forward. I think maybe trying to withhold funds due to policies is a potential avenue to push back but I'm not sure what the legal ramifications of that are…

[Tusk]

2 hours ago, Almodusa said:

The constitution doesn't allow secession and it'd get pretty messy 

There's going to be no constitution within the next four years

[Attitude]

Doubt Canada wants our asses. 

[Almodusa]

5 minutes ago, Tusk said:

There's going to be no constitution within the next four years

Yes there will be. Just like the world isn't going to end by 2050 as so many like to say. It'll be 4-5 billion years from now.

[Archetype]

Nose fence but the US is a much better place to live compared to Canada.  Yes you get affordable healthcare, but you make 40-50% less, it's impossible to buy a home, and your entire economy relies on the strength of US trade. 

[Letters From Adi]

Don't polls show Conservatives are leading in Canada as well?

[Marianah Adkins]

Good luck with that since Canada's about to have their MAGA moment 

[GraceRandolph]

4 hours ago, Almodusa said:

Yes there will be. Just like the world isn't going to end by 2050 as so many like to say. It'll be 4-5 billion years from now.

Girl we don't know when the world will end or how long the US govt will last.

[Princess Aurora]

Mess

[JonginBey]

I would much rather California just separate from everyone else.

 

[allforyou]

Why would Canada even want the New York state?