I will sing this vict’ry song ‘Cause I’m already gone — The Eagles

Divorce has a legal concept called “constructive abandonment.”

When a spouse fails to perform the responsibilities of marriage — provides no emotional support, makes no financial contributions, refuses to have sexual relations — the spouse has abandoned the marriage.

Californians, even happily married ones, may find this familiar.

Because the U.S. has constructively abandoned California.

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Which is why we should stop talking about secession. Trump dismantled the government and ended the democratic republic. He dumped us.

We’re already gone.

I’ve written about the idea of California breaking up with the U.S. for a decade. I’ve embraced independence at times, in frustration. But I’ve also expressed doub

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