‘Six Californias’ plan doable, plan says; Could be on November ballot

The Washington Times ^ | February 4, 2014 | Valerie Richardson

[Durus]

5 sounds good to me.

[Carry_Okie]

I'd be stuck in West California.

They'd probably tax me off my land.

[MIchaelTArchangel]

Neither party will gain from the plan. The Constitution prohibits creating multiple states out of one or one state out of parts of two or more others without the approval of Congress. That approval will NOT be granted because there are too many small states who will see this plan for what it is—a power grab by that type of person who has cause much of the economic chaos in this nation.

Do NOT Californicate the United States!

[MinstrelBoy]

DC would probably get its statehood with this “deal”.

[1010RD]

Illinois needs to make Cook County its own state and free the rest of the state to thrive normally. It would also save Cook County because we’d have a lower tax state right next to us.

[Jet Jaguar]

"the real largest state"

[cynwoody]

This would change the complexion of the Electoral College and I have not seen a map but which party would gain the most from this division?

That would depend on how the new states are carved out.

Here's 2012 by county:

[Durus]

HA! Fair enough.

I had an Uncle from TX I used to tease about that, I should have known better.