Split CA into six states?

[kent]

Perfect!  Five more democratic governor's, ten more democratic senator's, five more highway patrol systems, etc.,. etc., etc. - what could go wrong?

Link to an "approved" news sight in an effort to please all the FAUX News haters that would otherwise say it's a lie. 

www.cbsnews.com/news/california-to-split-into-six-states-plan-may-get-on-ballot/

In part:

A plan to split California into six different states is one step closer to a vote. California's Secretary of State is allowing a wealthy investor, Tim Draper, to start collecting signatures for his petition.

Draper recently told CBS News' Ben Tracy why he wants to draw the line in so many parts of the West. "Leaving the status quo as it is, is a crime," he said. "It's a crime to all those children and all those grandchildren. It's a crime that we should be ashamed of."

[the flying reindeer]

[djAdvocate]

Feb 27, 2014 12:50:57 GMT -5 kent said:

Perfect!  Five more democratic governor's, ten more democratic senator's, five more highway patrol systems, etc.,. etc., etc. - what could go wrong?

Link to an "approved" news sight in an effort to please all the FAUX News haters that would otherwise say it's a lie. 

www.cbsnews.com/news/california-to-split-into-six-states-plan-may-get-on-ballot/

In part:

A plan to split California into six different states is one step closer to a vote. California's Secretary of State is allowing a wealthy investor, Tim Draper, to start collecting signatures for his petition.

Draper recently told CBS News' Ben Tracy why he wants to draw the line in so many parts of the West. "Leaving the status quo as it is, is a crime," he said. "It's a crime to all those children and all those grandchildren. It's a crime that we should be ashamed of."

people have been trying to split california since the 1800's.  the plans never go anywhere.

[sesfw]

When I lived in CA eons ago they wanted to split also. Sacramento and north, Los Angeles and south, then everything in the middle.  Unfortunately everything in the middle had the water so LA would have been SOL. 

Hmmmmmmmmm ........ Maybe that's not such a bad idea.  LOL

[busymom]

So, how many states could we split Texas into?

[Virgil Showlion]

Feb 27, 2014 13:47:41 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

Feb 27, 2014 12:50:57 GMT -5 kent said:

Perfect!  Five more democratic governor's, ten more democratic senator's, five more highway patrol systems, etc.,. etc., etc. - what could go wrong?

Link to an "approved" news sight in an effort to please all the FAUX News haters that would otherwise say it's a lie. 

www.cbsnews.com/news/california-to-split-into-six-states-plan-may-get-on-ballot/

In part:

people have been trying to split california since the 1800's.  the plans never go anywhere.

As a proposal ever made it as far as a ballot measure?

[EVT1]

Feb 27, 2014 17:35:50 GMT -5 busymom said:

So, how many states could we split Texas into?

 Let's take Austin and- forget a sale- give the rest back to Mexico- they aren't happy with the current administration so let's ditch 'em.  AZ too- that's two states we can do without.  Can we ad Florida too?

[Sum Dum Gai]

A plan to split California into six different states is one step closer to a vote. California's Secretary of State is allowing a wealthy investor, Tim Draper, to start collecting signatures for his petition.

The Secretary of State doesn't get to approve or disapprove of ballot propositions in California.  Anyone can collect signatures for any proposition, and if they get enough it goes on the ballot.  You have to file something with the Secretary of State, but they don't get to say no.  If you've got the money to pay folks to canvas neighborhoods you can get a ballot proposition on anything you want.  There have been several groups trying to get enough signatures for a ballot proposition to change the state constitution to outlaw propositions for years.  They never get enough.

[grits]

I do believe that it will take Congressional approval for the split, and you can kiss that goodbye. Although, you might be able to get enough support to make it into its own nation.

[zibazinski]

If I were northern CA, I'd want to southern CA with all its problems.

[djAdvocate]

Feb 27, 2014 17:44:01 GMT -5 Virgil Showlion said:

Feb 27, 2014 13:47:41 GMT -5 djAdvocate said:

people have been trying to split california since the 1800's.  the plans never go anywhere.

As a proposal ever made it as far as a ballot measure?

there have been over two dozen "serious" proposals thusfar:

phrelin.com/3Cals/History.htm

[djAdvocate]

Feb 28, 2014 10:04:11 GMT -5 zibazinski said:

If I were northern CA, I'd want to southern CA with all its problems.

it is not so much the "problems" that bother us- it is the resource consumption.

basically, the LA basin uses NorCal for a well, a food bank, and for property taxes.  as water politics get more severe in the coming century, i am thinking the push to secede will grow.