“California now needs an Independence Clock, showing how close we are to that seemingly unthinkable moment when our state might depart the United States, and become an independent nation.
Last week, that prospect drew closer, courtesy of the U.S. Supreme Court.
First, justices overturned a century of legal precedent that had allowed California communities to limit public gun possession — endangering laws that have saved lives. Then, the court reversed Roe v. Wade and eliminated the federal constitutional right to abortion — a state constitutional right supported by majorities of Californians of every political party, region and demographic group.
These decisions were like earthquakes — unsettling but unsurprising. They were enacted by a far-right court majority that exists because America’s anti-democratic constitution gives less representation and less voting power to Californians, both in choosing a president (who nominates justices) and in electing a Senate (which confirms them).”
