California dreaming: Movement to secede from US continues

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As Americans gather to celebrate 240 years of Independence, RT spoke to the leaders of the Texas and California independence movements over the possibility of some future secession in an effort to build separate sovereign countries.

The Texas Nationalist Movement, which says it has about a quarter of a million supporters, has already called on the state's governor to support a referendum for Texans.

Besides #Texit, there is also a similar movement in California, which is not only the most populous American state. It has an economy the size of France. Many Californians and Texans, however, are getting tired of seeing their tax dollars go to Washington.

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