re: #67 ggt

Wouldn’t a sovereign state coin it’s own money? technically?

No not at all. Soverign is a shorthand term that in this context relates to enumerated powers via the constitution. Which grants (or used to depending on who you ask and their politics) certain powers to the states and reserves others to the national government. The idea is California has the right to regulate activities within itself. Unless and until that is removed by a court decision. Like our low carbon gasoline regulation was.

Should DC set our California building codes? Parking regulations? residential speed limits and the size of cross walks? Some think so. I do not.