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Break-Up California
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 5:46 pmby saxitoxin
Tim Draper this week announced he's funding an initiative to put a measure on the November ballot to dissolve California and establish six states in its place (though each of the six states would then have to be admitted back into the U.S. by Congress).
Re: Break-Up California
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:28 pmby BigBallinStalin
Where do I sign?
Re: Break-Up California
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:51 pmby mrswdk
What would be the purpose of this?
Re: Break-Up California
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 6:54 pmby nietzsche
Why does everything has to have a purpose?
Re: Break-Up California
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:36 pmby saxitoxin
mrswdk wrote:What would be the purpose of this?
According to the website, the purpose is coming soon and you should "stay tuned" ...
http://www.sixcalifornias.info.
But, we can guess on a few things ...
Presumably "South California" and "Jefferson" would be Republican states, "Central California" would be a swing state and the other three would Democratic states so it would result in a net gain of two Democrats in the U.S. Senate. On the other hand, in presidential elections, it would also dilute California's 55 guaranteed Democratic votes in the Electoral College to 35 or so, create 15 new guaranteed Republican votes and make another 5 votes up for competition.
According to the LA Times, the new state of Silicon Valley would surpass Connecticut as the richest state in the U.S., while the new state of Central California would surpass Mississippi for the poorest. So, infrastructure in Silicon Valley would improve even more as more money stays in the region, while infrastructure in Central California would get even worse as there would be no more wealth transfers from San Francisco to Fresno.
Re: Break-Up California
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:33 pmby mrswdk
What an unsatisfying website.
Re: Break-Up California
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Sun Mar 09, 2014 8:34 pmby thegreekdog
saxitoxin wrote:though each of the six states would then have to be admitted back into the U.S. by Congress).
Oh... I assumed South California would join Mexico.
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:46 amby TA1LGUNN3R
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 3:59 amby DoomYoshi
DO IT! Don't be a Pussy!
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:14 amby Jmac1026
saxitoxin wrote:while the new state of Central California would surpass Mississippi for the poorest.
FINALLY, someone putting Mississippi in its place.
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:40 amby notyou2
It is the Republicans wanting their own state in the west coast sun.
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:15 amby AndyDufresne
Honestly, I think instead of breaking up California, we should welcome Crimea into the USA.
--Andy
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 9:37 amby BigBallinStalin
AndyDufresne wrote:Honestly, I think instead of breaking up California, we should welcome Crimea into the USA.
--Andy
Let's import their country to somewhere in between Jackson, MS and Mobile, AL. There's nothing but trees and a few houses in between.
Or better yet, remove Mobile, AL and put Crimea, the city of traders, on the sea coast. They'd love it.
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:02 amby AndyDufresne
BigBallinStalin wrote:AndyDufresne wrote:Honestly, I think instead of breaking up California, we should welcome Crimea into the USA.
--Andy
Let's import their country to somewhere in between Jackson, MS and Mobile, AL. There's nothing but trees and a few houses in between.
Or better yet, remove Mobile, AL and put Crimea, the city of traders, on the sea coast. They'd love it.
Right, I added Crimea down there to be the testicles of Florida.
--Andy
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 10:34 amby Army of GOD
Let's just make each county its own state in the entire US.
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:51 pmby mrswdk
The Man puts us all in boxes, but the boxes aren't real. Everyone bleeds red blood, people. One planet, one love.
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 12:53 pmby Army of GOD
mrswdk wrote:The Man puts us all in boxes, but the boxes aren't real. Everyone bleeds red blood, people. One planet, one love.
Get out of my forum you fucking hippie
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:04 pmby AndyDufresne
Army of GOD wrote:mrswdk wrote:The Man puts us all in boxes, but the boxes aren't real. Everyone bleeds red blood, people. One planet, one love.
Get out of my forum you fucking hippie
The Space Hippies welcome all:
--Andy
Re: Break-Up California
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Mon Mar 10, 2014 1:08 pmby notyou2
Groovy
Re: Break-Up California
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Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:13 pmby Sackett58
I'm all for more beachfront property. Bring in Baja and we can transform Tijuana into our own Vegas.
Re: Break-Up California
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Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:17 pmby DoomYoshi
Army of GOD wrote:Let's just make each county its own state in the entire US.
Let's not be dramatic. Baby steps. Next year the rule is that no state can be bigger than Vermont in size or population.
EU will get the same rule, using Lichtenstein as the benchmark.
Africa's guide will be Djibouti... so just like it is now.
Re: Break-Up California
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Tue Mar 11, 2014 10:37 pmby nietzsche
notyou2 wrote:Groovy
that's something 2dimes would say in this situation, in fact, i read groovy and assumed right away it was 2dimes. Are 2dimes and you the same canadian person?
Re: Break-Up California
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Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:53 pmby Phatscotty
I wonder what would happen to California's economy-busting debt and the wealth redistribution methods. Wouldn't they have to settle their books? Oh yeah, they will probably just dump it on the rest of us and get bailed out.
Re: Break-Up California
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Wed Mar 12, 2014 12:14 amby DoomYoshi
nietzsche wrote:notyou2 wrote:Groovy
that's something 2dimes would say in this situation, in fact, i read groovy and assumed right away it was 2dimes. Are 2dimes and you the same canadian person?
No. Its the kind of thing
vtmarik would say.
EDIT: After searching, Dukasaur and iamCaffeine are both fond of the phrase.
Re: Break-Up California
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Wed Mar 12, 2014 9:04 amby AndyDufresne
Phatscotty wrote:I wonder what would happen to California's economy-busting debt and the wealth redistribution methods. Wouldn't they have to settle their books? Oh yeah, they will probably just dump it on the rest of us and get bailed out.
Yeah, F*CK CALIFORNIA.
--Andy