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yuiyoshida

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99. Tell you what, take A RED STATE and break it up into Three states!

Reply to pwb (Reply #90)

Thu Jun 14, 2018, 08:48 PM

Jun 2018

than GET BACK TO ME.

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OH, HELL TO THE FUCKING NO!!!! [View all] yuiyoshida Jun 2018 OP

My understanding is that it has little chance (one would hope): Californians? what say you? hlthe2b Jun 2018 #1

So one would think. But don't relax - Brexit once had little chance as well. Mister Ed Jun 2018 #32

This is fucked in so many ways... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #40

With a little help from Russia, you neve can rule it out liberal N proud Jun 2018 #103

Hey yui! Glamrock Jun 2018 #2

This issue has only brought me to post this... THis is fuckiing nuts yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #3

Agree with everything you said. Glamrock Jun 2018 #11

Hang around. We need as many sane voices as possible to counter those who would divide us hlthe2b Jun 2018 #36

divide us..,., yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #38

Glad you came back to post about this, Yui.. Cha Jun 2018 #106

aloha and mahalo Cha... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #107

They can't do this. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #4

its on the fucking ballot... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #10

It won't pass. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #12

and WE SAID TRUMP would never be President.... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #14

I DID say the moron would be president the minute I saw him announce it. BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #18

well that won't even buy you a cup of coffee yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #19

Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage. yallerdawg Jun 2018 #39

AND look how long it took to legalize Cannabis... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #41

I don't know if Democrats are truly aware... yallerdawg Jun 2018 #46

We need to educate the California public yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #54

Bingo! Good to see your name again. I missed you. nt jrthin Jun 2018 #83

Good to see you back. I agree, very bad idea. jalan48 Jun 2018 #5

I am not back, I am only pissed... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #8

Well, I hope you come back Yuiyoshida and I agree about the danger of this initiative. jalan48 Jun 2018 #15

HI!!! MrScorpio Jun 2018 #6

HEY yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #16

Yuiyoshida! MFM008 Jun 2018 #7

I AM not back, i am pissed... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #9

I'm with you 10,000 % and glad YOU'RE pissed calikid Jun 2018 #48

our state is important and its also yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #52

RUSSIAN PLOT ROB-ROX Jun 2018 #74

its conceivable... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #77

Gerrymandering on another scale spike91nz Jun 2018 #13

OKAY? yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #17

Welcome back! Interesting times, right? sandensea Jun 2018 #23

IT would take CONGRESS to approve of this breakup and you know its a REpublican wet dream yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #26

Tim Draper is a greedy gazillionaire who wants to turn our state into Kansas. SunSeeker Jun 2018 #114

over our dead yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #115

How To Gain Two Senators FrankTC Jun 2018 #20

You forgot one thing.... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #25

I wish to quibble with the math Pope George Ringo II Jun 2018 #81

Divide and conquer...With RUSSIAN meddling ... NO! yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #98

No argument from me Pope George Ringo II Jun 2018 #100

The only thing worse than giving the GOP 4 free US senators IronLionZion Jun 2018 #21

ITs a fucking disaster if REPUBLICANS MANIPULATE THE VOTE yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #24

Californians should vote against this -- then vote to DEPORT Tim Draper (from the state). n/t CousinIT Jun 2018 #22

Trump told Xi Jinping OF china he would love to be President for Life ... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #28

they will stop at nothing to destroy this country. rurallib Jun 2018 #27

iTS HALF WAY down that road now... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #29

This San Franciscan will actively work to send these conniving scam republicans down in flames. NBachers Jun 2018 #30

This is not only OUR SURVIVAL but the nations.... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #34

California is an Economic & Political Powerhouse dlk Jun 2018 #31

NOT to mention the fucking RUSSIANS.... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #35

Have you noticed.... DAngelo136 Jun 2018 #33

Consider the Centuries of Republican Rule for this nation...hell yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #37

Missed you! tazkcmo Jun 2018 #42

Thanks but I only came to sound the alarm... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #45

Every state could divide. Republican states would divide like rabbits to gain Senators bucolic_frolic Jun 2018 #43

oh not to the Republicans.... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #47

Let's split Texas up vercetti2021 Jun 2018 #44

RIGHT now we need to educate Californians not to fall for this scam yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #51

Even if it passes it would still have to be approved by the California legislature? pwb Jun 2018 #61

UHUH AND TRUMP WAS never going to be President... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #65

Trump didn't win California and the state legislature is solid democratic so UHUH not likely. pwb Jun 2018 #90

Tell you what, take A RED STATE and break it up into Three states! yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #99

Actually, under that scenario, that land mass would go from bottomofthehill Jun 2018 #58

Is it constitutional? West Virginia separated from Virginia, but that was to remain part of the Nitram Jun 2018 #49

Congress would have to approve and to get all of the yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #59

Sounds extremely unlikely. Nitram Jun 2018 #67

Yeah like TRump was never going to be yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #69

What if Mississippi divided into 10 parts to get 18 more conservative Senators in the US Congress? Nitram Jun 2018 #50

CA is totally blue and staying together can keep it BLUE yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #97

A two state split would give Californians twice the number of Senators randr Jun 2018 #53

Yes and they COULD JUST AS EASILY BE yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #56

Not to mention skewing the Electoral College Wednesdays Jun 2018 #60

Awaiting the infusion of Russian money and bots. Sneederbunk Jun 2018 #55

For all we know they could already be behind it yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #57

rachel had a story on another plan to seceded. calexit. mopinko Jun 2018 #70

OT: Welcome back, Yuiyoshida! Wednesdays Jun 2018 #62

I am not back... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #68

Wonder if this is yet another Putin backed scheme to fuck us over? lark Jun 2018 #63

right? yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #66

You don't have to wonder at all - Russia is absolutely behind the bullwinkle428 Jun 2018 #71

I agree. lark Jun 2018 #72

dont forget the state of monroe iditots AllaN01Bear Jun 2018 #64

"Republicans could start to gain more power back" and that's the sole reason. YOHABLO Jun 2018 #73

WE CAN NOT ALLOW THIS TO STAND yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #79

Completely agree, and thank you for this post! c-rational Jun 2018 #75

When I saw the map, I knew right then that this is a rethug strategy. Texin Jun 2018 #76

NOT TO mention yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #80

how is this disaster polling so far? 0rganism Jun 2018 #78

Tell ya what... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #82

uh oh... 0rganism Jun 2018 #86

Are we sure that these California's would turn red? dubyadiprecession Jun 2018 #84

Well how about this... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #85

isn't that a Russian backed movement? TalenaGor Jun 2018 #87

I don't know ... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #88

ok here's a link....it was secession... TalenaGor Jun 2018 #89

That's crazy.. disillusioned73 Jun 2018 #91

Failed numerous times & will fail again CountAllVotes Jun 2018 #92

How about some consolidation to go along with breakup? markbark Jun 2018 #93

There IS NO NEED for CA to be broken up other than to be an Advantage yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #96

I have no desire to see CA broken up. markbark Jun 2018 #108

i'm not convinced that all 3 wouldn't be blue Stargleamer Jun 2018 #94

If EVEN ONE STATE turns red yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #95

I'd love for Texas to be broken up catrose Jun 2018 #101

And yet its fine with you yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #105

No it isn't catrose Jun 2018 #109

well that's a relief... yuiyoshida Jun 2018 #110

I hear you, yui. . . Stargleamer Jun 2018 #111

Let's merge the Dakotas jayschool2013 Jun 2018 #102

Yep. Or break up Tim Draper. nt SunSeeker Jun 2018 #113

My state needs to stay one state.... Upthevibe Jun 2018 #104

This would also destabilize public pensions and weaken unions. SunSeeker Jun 2018 #112