OH, HELL TO THE FUCKING NO!!!!
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Initiative to break California into 3 states to go on November ballot
(CNN)An initiative that would divide California into three separate states qualified Tuesday to appear on the ballot in November's general election.
Californians will vote whether to separate into three states: California, Northern California and Southern California -- subject to approval by US Congress.
The proposal by venture capitalist, Tim Draper to break up California in a campaign called "Cal 3," received more than 402,468 valid signatures -- surpassing the amount required by state law.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla will certify the initiative as qualified for the November 6th ballot on June 28.
Draper has said that partitioning California into three states would allow regional communities to make better and more sensible decisions for their citizens to address the state's most pressing issues, including the school systems, high taxes, deteriorating infrastructure and strained government.
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https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/13/us/california-three-states-initiative-ballot/index.html
California has ALWAYS has been a bastion for liberals and a powerful State for Democrats.
We went a very strong blue a few years back, but all of that could change if this State is broken up into three smaller states and within a few years, Republicans could start to gain more power back if the voters break up this state.
Republicans could NEVER budge California as a whole, but break the state up into three parts, just allowing one part to turn red will have significant changes for this entire region in the near future.
THIS MUST NOT HAPPEN!
We must stay strong together or California and the Democratic party will weaken because of it. We have seen what the Republicans have done to this Nation. It could become far, far worse if California is broken up and Republicans take it over eventually!
DON'T ALLOW CALIFORNIA to turn RED! VOTE NO ON THE BREAK UP OF THIS STATE!
IF California allows this to pass, SO GOES THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.... mark my words!!
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I thought you left? Glad to see ya back! 
And, I miss your posts girl.... 
You should stick around. I took off for 5 months and came back when Douglas Jones won in Alabama.
that without counting California in 2016, the Dotard crushed Hillary in Electoral College voting and won the popular vote in the other 49 states. WON the popular vote! 
California is a conservative TARGET and GOAL.
Given a chance, R's are relentless and tricky as can be.
Californians better stay woke in November.
All this reminds me of my days in Orange County (in the '90s and Aughts), when I first remember hearing of this idea.
And what I heard confirms everything you pointed out: this is high (no pun intended) on Republicans' wish list.
The reasons mentioned most often were either a) racist ("We're nothing like L.A. and those places" ); or b) brazenly political ("This way I could have a Republican senator and governor" ).
My understanding is that the Assembly, and governor, would have to approve any such breakup. Is that right?
Great seeing you again, yuiyoshida. Please keep us updated! 
Let's see how they would react to losing the 38 EV
Break it up and its A CRAP SHOOT. Orange county is already RED enough, we don't need other parts of the State to lose to Republicans too, unless you want Republicans to control this state? 
Instead of something like 54 blue votes, it would become around 19 blue votes vs. 38 RED votes!
i suspect there are lots of free ice cream voters. 
Since the mid-19th century, the mountainous region of northern California and parts of southwestern Oregon have been proposed as a separate state. In 1941, some counties in the area ceremonially seceded, one day a week, from their respective states as the State of Jefferson. This movement disappeared after America's entry into World War II, but the notion has been rekindled in recent years.[14]
The California State Senate voted on June 4, 1965, to divide California into two states, with the Tehachapi Mountains as the boundary. Sponsored by State Senator Richard J. Dolwig (R-San Mateo), the resolution proposed to separate the 7 southern counties, with a majority of the state's population, from the 51 other counties, and passed 27-12. To be effective, the amendment would have needed approval by the State Assembly, by California voters, and by the United States Congress. As expected by Dolwig, the proposal did not get out of committee in the Assembly.[15]
In 1992, State Assemblyman Stan Statham sponsored a bill to allow a referendum in each county on a partition into three new states: North, Central, and South California. The proposal passed in the State Assembly but died in the State Senate.[16]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partition_and_secession_in_California
...was merely playing the "OK bunky, if it's political advantage you're seeking, let's erase a few R seats in the Senate while we're at it" game. I can just imagine the clutching of pearls while looking for a fainting couch that would come from the Republicans if it were suggested that maybe some of those big empty square states be consolidated. 
