Ever since the rise of President Trump, the ridiculous proposal of CalExit, in which California would secede from the union, has taken shape among some leftists who hope the delusion will one day become a reality. 

Breitbart California reports that "for the second time in less than a year, the CalExit effort in California will gather signatures for the right to secede from the United States."

The Sacramento Bee reports that California’s Attorney General Xavier Becerra granted the CalExit group the right to gather signatures for referendum:

The state attorney general issued an official ballot measure title and summary Tuesday. The campaign can now start gathering the more than 585,000 signatures it will need to qualify for the 2018 ballot.

The initiative would form a commission to recommend avenues for California to pursue its independence and delete part of the state constitution that says it is an inseparable part of the U.S. The measure would also instruct the governor and California congressional delegation to negotiate more autonomy for the state.

The first attempt for CalExit to get on the 2018 ballot failed and was withdrawn from consideration. This marks the second attempt. 

The title for the newest initiative is the strangest thing – “California Autonomy From Federal Government” – as if the left somehow now opposes the federal government. It must gather 585,000 valid signatures to qualify for the 2018 ballot. The Los Angeles Times highlighted some of the new modifications for this initiative:

The proposal, scaled back from an initially more aggressive version, would direct California’s governor to negotiate more autonomy from the federal government, including potentially putting forward a ballot measure to declare independence.

The initiative wouldn’t necessarily result in California exiting the country, but could allow the state to be a “fully functioning sovereign and autonomous nation” within the U.S.

A lot of Americans -- not just leftists -- would be happy to see California go.