‘California is a nation, not a state’: A fringe movement wants a break from the US

From The Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/california-is-a-nation-not-a-state-a-fringe-movement-wants-a-break-from-the-us/2017/02/18/ed85671c-f567-11e6-8d72-263470bf0401_story.html?wpisrc=nl_az_most

Rico says they tried that in 1861; not gonna work now, either...