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Should Cali be split into separate states?

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By teal_dx
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A Silicon Valley billionaire’s quixotic effort to split California into six separate states has moved closer to the ballot box with the submission of more than a million signatures to state election officials this week.

Tom Draper’s plan to divide the Golden State up could be on the 2016 statewide ballot if enough of the signatures are certified.

Many hurdles lie ahead, even if voters approve the plan, however, including approval by the Federal government.

Draper argues that California, with roughly 38 million residents, has become too large to govern effectively and that fast-moving Silicon Valley is being hamstrung by lethargic state government.

The proposal would create the nation’s richest state, per capita, to be called Silicon Valley, as well as
North-California, Central-Califonria, South-California and West-California. The northern counties of the state, also among the poorest, would be called Jefferson.

Unresolved are issues over water rights and transportation projects such as the state’s multi-billion high-speed rail project and unintended political consequences that could come from adding 10 senators to the federal system.

What do you think about this? Think it could ever happen? What about just a north and south California split?

Post your reason behind your vote. I'd really like to hear some thoughts from people who live there. :thumb: