I agree if California is successful in making this happen ... the government by the governing would drive another ten miles down the road from being the government by the governed.
Is there not some danger (opportunity?) that one or more of these states will then try to join Mexico? The southern ones dominated by Hispanic voters?
And would that be good or bad? Three new red states, one new blue state, and ten million fewer Democratic voters?
Priceless. Disneyland and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks can always relocate to Redding or some place.