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The California Freedom Coalition is a political group advocating for the political, economic, and social empowerment of
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ns. It supports
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for Californians, greater representation for California in the
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, and more funding for
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, as well as the possibility of Californian independence.


History

The group, in 2017, gathered signatures to petition the State of California to secede from the
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. Drawing intentional parallels to the separatist movement in
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, which briefly seceded from
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, the group affiliates itself with groups like the
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. The California Freedom Coalition has participated in many rallies throughout the state that promote democratic principles. The California Freedom Coalition has been reported on by the Sacramento Bee, the LA Weekly, Mother Jones and other California-focused media outlets. The group has been highlighted on local TV news shows and Fox News.


Organization

It is officially made up of two non profit entities, the California Freedom Coalition Education Fund and California Freedom Coalition Advocacy Fund.


Advocacy

The California Freedom Coalition's policy think tank has also written a number of research papers that highlight areas of the federal government that are less democratic and harm the people of California. The Advocacy arm has lobbied the state assembly for bills that protect Californians, like SB822 Net Neutrality.


See also

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Secession in the United States In the context of the United States, secession primarily refers to the voluntary withdrawal of one or more states from the Union that constitutes the United States; but may loosely refer to leaving a state or territory to form a separate ter ...
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Partition and secession in California California, the most populous state in the United States and third largest in area after Alaska and Texas, has been the subject of more than 220 proposals to divide it into multiple states since its admission to the Union in 1850, including at ...
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California National Party The California National Party (; abbreviated as CNP) is a secessionist and civic nationalist political party in California. The CNP supports big tent, progressive policies and also campaigns for Californian independence from the United States. ...
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Yes California Yes California is a Californian political action committee that promotes the Partition and secession in California, Independence of the state of California from the United States. It was founded in 2015 by Louis J. Marinelli, a right-wing poli ...


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External links

*{{url, www.cafree.org 2017 establishments in California California secessionism Secessionist organizations in the United States Healthcare reform in California Politics of California Regionalism (politics)