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Official Calls For Riverside, 12 Other Counties To Secede From California
CBS Los Angeles ^
| July 1, 2011
| Unknown
Posted on 07/02/2011 6:47:55 PM PDT by CharlyFord
RIVERSIDE (CBS) Is the state of California about to go South?
Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Stone apparently thinks so, after proposing that the county lead a campaign for as many as 13 Southern California counties to secede from the state.
Stone said in a statement late Thursday that Riverside, Imperial, San Diego, Orange, San Bernardino, Kings, Kern, Fresno, Tulare, Inyo, Madera, Mariposa and Mono counties should form the new state of South California.
The creation of the new state would allow officials to focus on securing borders, balancing budgets, improving schools and creating a vibrant economy, he said.
Our taxes are too high, our schools dont educate our children well enough, unions and other special interests have more clout in the Legislature than the general public, Stone said in his statement.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: california; californiacounties; riverside; savecalifornia; secede; southerncalifornia; taxes
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Somewhere in there is an idea that I like. Maybe it's time that the blue counties and red counties went their separate ways.
To: CharlyFord
I’ve said many times that the albatross would be lifted from our necks if we could somehow boot San Fran, LA, and San Jose out of the Union.
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posted on
07/02/2011 6:49:41 PM PDT
by
Brilliant
To: Brilliant
To: CharlyFord
This I would LOVE to see happen. Cali needs to be split. Reduce the power of LA/Frisco libs and the problem practically solves itself.
Bet the idea would have the support of every red state in congress too.
To: CharlyFord
I have proposed that several states split for years. Western Pennsylvania should secede from Philadelphia and that area, Eastern Washington should secede from Seattle/Tacoma, Eastern Oregon from Portland, and several other states dominated by a large city full of liberals and unions.
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posted on
07/02/2011 6:52:52 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
To: CharlyFord
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posted on
07/02/2011 6:55:38 PM PDT
by
upchuck
(Think you know hardship? Ha! Wait till the dollar is no longer the world's reserve currency.)
To: CharlyFord
Be better if the blue states and red states went their separate ways.
To: Blood of Tyrants
Florida, too. Northern Florida is very different from South Florida. And eastern NC is very different from WNC.
To: CharlyFord
Is it time to cue the Ken Burns Civil War music?
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posted on
07/02/2011 6:59:01 PM PDT
by
Repeal 16-17
(Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
To: CharlyFord
If this happens, I’d seriously considering moving back to SoCal.
To: CharlyFord
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posted on
07/02/2011 6:59:24 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(Biden- No representation for Gopers, Obama-Gopers must get in the back of the bus.)
To: CharlyFord
I understand the desire, but I have to point out that Counties don't have the standing to succeed from states. States succeeded from the Union because they are/were sovereign states who joined the union. Counties are not sovereign, they were formed BY the State.
Sorry, I hope my legal OCD doesn't put a damper on things!
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:00:36 PM PDT
by
politicalmerc
(The whole earth may move, but God's throne is never shaken. I think I'll stand by Him..)
To: CharlyFord
The nine Marxist Bay Area counties would be dead in a week if Eastern California counties cut off their water and hydro generated electricity.
California's largest economic product is agriculture, and the nine produce only part of the wine production and little else.
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:00:53 PM PDT
by
Navy Patriot
(Holy flippin' crap, Sarah rocks the world!)
To: CharlyFord
In San Bernardino County, everything north of the Cajon Pass
into the new state it’s red to light red and the area to the south is a liberal solid blue POS.
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:01:32 PM PDT
by
TaMoDee
(GO PACK GO to Super Bowl XLVI)
To: politicalmerc
I don’t know, ever heard of West Virginia?
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:03:03 PM PDT
by
95B30
( The Professional Left: "Their morals are crooked, their take logic is flawed, their honor is stolen)
To: politicalmerc
I understand the desire, but I have to point out that Counties don't have the standing to succeed from states.Counties can secede from a State, but it's very difficult (see Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1).
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:03:12 PM PDT
by
Repeal 16-17
(Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
To: Norm Lenhart
This I would LOVE to see happen. Cali needs to be split. Reduce the power of LA/Frisco libs and the problem practically solves itself.
I don't think you would love to see this happen. We would have 4 liberal senators instead of 2. We would have two liberal states instead of one. LA/SF is liberal but so are other large areas of the state. Don't assume that these are the only liberal areas. The disease is widespread throughout the state. Sacramento is also very liberal and San Diego is getting more liberal all the time.
Anyway it's not gonna happen. Southern California cannot survive without Northern California Water so this is much to do about nothing.
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:03:29 PM PDT
by
truthguy
(Good intentions are not enough.)
To: CharlyFord
So, would that make it 58 states?
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:03:47 PM PDT
by
moovova
(That laser-like focus was just a sharp stick in the eye.)
To: CharlyFord
Jeff Stone is a smarmy politician with a history.
To: CharlyFord
Too bad it would never happen I for one would move to San Diego in a heart beat. I bet big business would want to return to Cal (souther Cal).
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posted on
07/02/2011 7:05:08 PM PDT
by
VicVega
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