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BadgerMom

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11. Agreed. Nor can I.

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 28, 2017, 12:24 PM

Mar 2017

I don't even believe it will divert much liberal energy because, as others have suggested, it's chances of success are slim to none. I do hope it might give all of us a chance to question how much leeway foreigners should be given to influence our politics. Besides Farage, Murdoch comes to mind as well.

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Brexit engineer Nigel Farage hired to promote effort to break California in two [View all] LeftishBrit Mar 2017 OP

As mentioned above, the information may not be fully reliable... LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #1

Interesting because most of the other suggested splits TexasTowelie Mar 2017 #2

They tried to get a proposition on the November ballot to split the state up into six areas still_one Mar 2017 #4

Agreed! mdbl Mar 2017 #7

The assholes tried to do that for the November 2016 election, and they couldn't even get still_one Mar 2017 #3

Lived in CA BigmanPigman Mar 2017 #5

The Putin/Trump revenge scheme BadgerMom Mar 2017 #6

Might the goal be to divert liberal energy into pointless fight? lostnfound Mar 2017 #10

Agreed. Nor can I. BadgerMom Mar 2017 #11

Isn't Murdoch now an American citizen? LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #12

Thanks! Learned something new! BadgerMom Mar 2017 #13

Nige is a one trick pony. Mc Mike Mar 2017 #8

Not a big enough left/right divide for this to happen. nocalflea Mar 2017 #9