Could California be split up into 6 states?

[The Franchise]

Billionaire Wants To Break Up California Into 6 States.

http://sourcefed.com/billionaire-wan...into-6-states/

Silicon Valley enthusiast, and venture capitalist Tom Draper is known for backing incredible companies such as Hotmail, Tesla Motors, and Skype. Now he’s backing a new proposal: Breaking up California into 6 separate states.

Draper feels a large state such as California would be better served by smaller governments. Roger Salazar, a spokesmen for the campaign stated:

“It’s important because it will help us create a more responsive, more innovative and more local government, and that ultimately will end up being better for all of Californians. The idea … is to create six states with responsive local governments – states that are more representative and accountable to their constituents.”

The campaign has gathered over 800,000 signatures needed to place the measure onto the November 2016 ballot, but opponents say that it has little chance making it past both the voters and Congress. Steven Maviglio, a Democratic political strategist who has formed the group OneCalifornia with GOP strategist Joe Rodota to fight Draper’s plan stated:

“This is a colossal and divisive waste of time, energy, and money that will hurt the California brand. It has zero chance of passage. But what it does is scare investment away… at a time when the Governor is leading us to an economic comeback.”

Draper’s plan splits the world’s eighth-largest economy along geographic lines creating the states.

Silicon Valley would include the valley along with the San Francisco Bay Area, Jefferson would encompass the northernmost region, North California would encompass the state capital of Sacramento, while South California would be made up of San Diego and the eastern suburbs of Los Angeles. Los Angeles would be part of a state called West California.

Central California would take Fresno, Bakersfield, and Stockton and would also be the largest of the six.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Chief_For_Life58

id rather just blow california into the pacific

Join the Navy. I heard those sailor guys like to blow each other out in the pacific.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by InChiefsHell

My dad is a native Californian, and he says he can never go back to live. Like you say, nice place to visit, don't want to live there.

My cousin, at the time an unemployed electrician, came out for a visit a few years ago. We were sitting in the backyard at my firepit, and he was marveling at the "mansion" I lived in...it's a 1600 square foot Celebrity home, but it has a huge back yard. He said that my house would probably go for 750K out where he is because of the size of the property. That blew my damn mind.

Needless to say, it ain't worth any where NEAR that here in Nebraska. I told him to move out here, we have jobs, the cost of living is reasonable and the people are generally good. He laughed and said he could never leave Cali.

What the hell ever...

The only reason to move from California to Nebraska is the cost of living. People are people. There are assholes everywhere.

But yeah, the cost of houses everywhere else in this country makes me jealous for sure.

But then again...a mainly flat farm state isn't for everyone.

If i were to leave California, i'd probably go to AZ. It's equally as cheap but they have a coast.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

It's equally as cheap but they have a coast.

[Skyy God]

Originally Posted by Donger

Whole lotta wrong in that sentence.

[ToxSocks]

Originally Posted by Donger

oops. Hey, hey, it's early for me lol.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Can we just give California to Mexico? They can try to solve their problems together and not bring down the rest of the United States

California bringing down the USA? If its by itself its the 6th largest economy in the world. And its doing pretty good these days. Bringing the rest of the USA down?? It props the rest of the states up.

You don't like their culture or politics fine and dandy. But we would immediately cease to be a super power and maybe become a 2nd class nation if Cali and their economy just disappeared.

[alpha_omega]

Needs better names. We already have states whose names start with "North", "South", "West".

Maybe they should have a contest to come up with something better.

[Graystoke]

I have never been to California. On my list. The farthest West I have been is Utah.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

I have never been to California. On my list. The farthest West I have been is Utah.

Really? Wow. I've been to California 20 times this year already. I'm there/here now, in fact.

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

Needs better names. We already have states whose names start with "North", "South", "West".

Maybe they should have a contest to come up with something better.

They had also better give some thought to water. That new southern state has no access to drinkable water. Try having a state without water.

[Frosty]

If they are going to be splitting states up, I would like them to reinvestigate creating the state of Lincoln out of the panhandle of Idaho and eastern WA (and maybe western MT).

Screw western WA.

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

i swear people think southern california is all it has. it has, mountains, it has, forest land, it has the bay area, it has farmland, it has a ****ton of Lakes, for great ****ing fishing. lol And METH, but i think Meth is everywhere now. lol

Ok but all those things are in southern California. Except for the bay area but we have west Hollywood.

[ptlyon]

Probably a Q, but California should be blown up, not split up

[Kiimo]

Oh is this the thread where we post ignorant assumptions about California and request it to secede from the union because it's expensive or something? Oh good. It is.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

The only reason to move from California to Nebraska is the cost of living. People are people. There are assholes everywhere.

But yeah, the cost of houses everywhere else in this country makes me jealous for sure.

But then again...a mainly flat farm state isn't for everyone.

If i were to leave California, i'd probably go to AZ. It's equally as cheap but they have a coast.

I always laugh when people claim there isn't anything to do in midwestern cities. I've been the almost all the big cities minus New York City, and there isn't really much more to do outside of going to the beach. And KC & STL trump LA there IMO because we actually have an NFL team. I really can't figure out, what all these things are to do, more than what we have in Omaha, Kansas City, or St Louis. The weather argument, I get that, but when people claim "there is nothing to do", well, they are doing it wrong.