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Originally Posted by Codee
First, there is a brown (Grizzly) bear on the california flag. No brown bears are native to California, only black bears are.
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Yes, on the actual California flag (as opposed to the STATE OF CALIFORNIA's flag) there is a gold star, and the bear is the same color as the star.
Of course, I'm cautious about overinterpreting the meaning of the colors, as it was made rather hastily - the red stripe along the bottom was originally done with jam.
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Now, as far as I know California is our state (of being.) State of California is the governmentof the state (state of the state), and STATE OF CALIFORNIA is a corporation residing in D.C. opperated for the beniffit of the State of California.
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Yes. And when it joined the Union, California was determined by the federal government to be republic in nature. Consequently, I refer to it as the California republic to distinguish it from STATE OF CALIFORNIA. (In U.S. Titles and Codes, their usage of "state" is a federal posession, such as Puerto Rico and Guam.)
There's more information
on this page, which I adore. Its State information is California-specific, and I'm currently in a law library researching original sources to corroborate much of its information.
Incidentally, I just looked up the Bill of Rights in California's original, lawful Constitution. Police are indeed unconstitutional here, as standing armies in peacetime are not lawful in California.
Codee, I'd be interested in finding out if we're near each other. I can't send you a PM, as your allotment of Private Messages has been reached. Please PM me on it.
- Satori