Plan to divide California into 6 states advances

[Old Fart]

Interesting reasoning become the movement but scary.
Basically they are saying the state has gotten to big to be functional.

Snippet from the article: "I don't think anyone is going to give California 12 Senate seats," Sonenshein said.



http://news.yahoo.com/plan-divide-california-6-states-advances-003356451.html?vp=1

 

[0311]

California is a state to watch.

 

[Spata]

California is a state to watch.

Sink into the ocean?

 

[vvvvvvv]

Snippet from the article: "I don't think anyone is going to give California 12 Senate seats," Sonenshein said.

You'd think Republicans would support it because they'd likely get 8-9 seats out of it vs Democrats' 3-4.

 

[KOPBET]

You'd think Republicans would support it because they'd likely get 8-9 seats out of it vs Democrats' 3-4.

Yep. Cali has a lot of counties carried by Reps. It's the high population centers that carry the state to the Dem side, similar to NY.

 

[subprep]

It would be interesting to sit back and watch which of the 6 proposed states becomes the most successful governing wise.

 

[Spata]

It would be interesting to sit back and watch which of the 6 proposed states becomes the most successful governing wise.

Jefferson, North California and Central California would probably be okay places to visit.

 

[Commander Keen]

It would be interesting to sit back and watch which of the 6 proposed states becomes the most successful governing wise.

That would be like watching the movie "Titanic". You know what's going to sink before you get to the theatre.

 

[Defnestor]

Interesting experiment. Be another case of "We only have a lot of gun crime because our neighboring states allow guns."

 

[AKJ20]

55 star flag would look weird !