[a fool in paradise]

Modoc and Siskiyou counties, which share a border with Oregon and have a combined population of about 53,000

Barking moonbats want 2 Senators and a House Rep. for 53,000 people?

Go screw.

[BurningOak]

To be fair the state would have the same population as Wyoming and be bigger than several NE states. This idea is really old, I wish them best of luck. That said, no matter what they think, such a move needs approval by California legislature and US Congress.

Not going to happen. West Virginia did it, but that was done with arms in hand and with Union army backing, these guys are not going to war over this.

[sasquatch]

There’s more to it than 2 counties:

“Sutter is our sixth county,” said Mark Baird, spokesman for the Jefferson Declaration Committee. “We are over half way to our initial goal of ten counties.”