Off-topic Blog Entry: Succession of Chicago Metropolitan Area
So let's do a "what-if". What if the Chicagoland area broke off from the state of Illinois? For the purpose of this discussion, we will call the new territory Chicagoland. There are a couple things that would have to be considered: 1. It can't just become a new state. 2. Funds paid into the state up to this point would be lost to the New Illinois. So what are the options? #calexit is an example of how it could be done. California succession is a topic that is trending on social media as a result of the Trump election. Part of the reason for this is one of Trumps 100 day objectives: "cancel all federal funding to Sanctuary Cities". Succession was brought up previously, but never had enough teeth. A referendum is proposed to be voted on in 2019. If California succeeds, it would become it's own country independent from the US. You may have heard the same rumblings a while ago from Texas, but it also never had teeth. But California doesn't have to