California doesn't get it: All Americans are not Californians (as all Europeans are not Germans). I love both CA and Germany, but I wouldn't want America to be engulfed by CA nor Europe engulfed by Germany. 

The irony is that if CA is successful seceding, Mexico might just claim it. After all, our war with Mexico (Mexican American War, 1846) was just a "land grab war" to extent slavery,  totally unjustified, as A. Lincoln, Henry David Thoreau (who went to prison protesting it), Generals Winfield Scott and Ulysses S. Grant noted.  

CA ought to be careful what is wishes for!