“Let’s say they create their own legislature/executive/capital/judicial system and refuse to pay taxes to Sacramento, what then?”
They create the Army of Northern California to defend their rights...
And then maybe we do a replay of 1861-1865, on a smaller scale.
And maybe this time, with the Union Army of California, under incompetent Hollywood command, the Union side loses...
RE: They create the Army of Northern California to defend their rights...
I wonder if the California National Guard will object to invading the state of Northern California...
And I wonder even more if Jerry Brown will have the cojones to invade.
And one even more complicated scenario — how will this play out at the FEDERAL level?
How can they apply to be the 51st state with their own 2 Senators and Congressmen? Will we now have 102 senators in DC?
And what are the RAMIFICATIONS for the United States were they to succeed?
There is a budding secessionist movement in Colorado and Texas as well...
Heck even Long Island in NY state has an incipient secession movement going on...