This state takes political corruption to a new level in America.
I thought it was the leftist Counties which wanted to seceded a few years ago when Trump was in office.
I wish them luck! I don’t live there, but it’s a beautiful state run by absolute lunatics. And I don’t think those lunatics would want their money/power decreased by allowing all these people to “leave”.
lulz.
Very roughly, California east of the San Andreas fault is America. West of the fault is Bizarro-land.
I thought the new name was going to be: Jefferson
There are a few counties in Oregon that want to separate from the main state and join Idaho, for near the same reasons.
And the CA state legislature is going to agree to this?
The U.S. Constitution forbids the formation of new states from parts of an existing state unless the state legislature approves. Anyone see CA legislators agreeing to this?
This is not getting out of the batters’ box, let alone to first base. The West Va happened during the Civil War where Va was either in open rebellion or a seceded state within the CSA. Depending on your POV. Thus the constitutional requirement that a newly constituted state within the borders of an existing state must be approved by that state’s legislature. The last time that happened was 202 years ago when Mass agreed to allow Maine to become a state. This was done to create a free state that allowed the Missouri Compromise. Cali will NEVER agree to New Cali. NEVER
That way there would be no additional senators or congress critters. The left coast state can elect Dims and the eastern inland state can elect Pubbies.
The western state can call itself Ewwtopia with a motto of "Vide Quo Ambulas" (Watch Where You Step).
The eastern state can call itself Coolidge with a motto of "Communi sensu non communismi" (Common Sense Not Communism).
If California ever splits (spoiler: it won’t) it will be into THREE or more states, not just two.
The Democrats will never allow the new part of the state to send two Republican Senators to DC and thus negate the permanent advantage their party now enjoys.
Therefore at the very least there would have to be two “Californias” to send a total of four Rat Senators and offset the two Republicans the good part of the new state would send.
More silly hype from Hoft.
I wish them well, but it would take the current California legislature to agree and the US Congress.
Neither likely to happen!
The constitution is very clear. A state cannot be carved out an existing state. In the case of West Virginia, it was annexed without a vote from congress. Lincoln just took it.
theyd better check that map
it looks like they could wind up with 2 leftwing states
California a place in the jungle
Unfortunately, it’s going to take a revolution. I keep waiting.
On a semi-related note there has been grassroots interest in a spin-off state that includes portions of eastern Washington, Oregon, and California. I did find it humorous that the left embraced the idea in the wake of Trumps 2016 election but prior to that it was the province of disaffected patriots, not Dhimmicrats.
https://www.geekwire.com/2016/northwest-cascadia-calexit/
no way in hell are we giving calif four senators