ok sorry it is 50 something states :)

But Brit if you think of it for a second...you represent California (a democrate) and you pay fortunes to some stupid republicans in Washington to waste...You will think about your own state and think of splitting from this federatin for your own good...

If california becomes indipendent it will be one of the wealthiest nations...this is just an example.

remember during crisises the unacceptable becomes inevitable