Republicans split on dividing California
By Molly K. Hooper and Jasmine Sachar, The Hill
Republican lawmakers in Congress are lukewarm on a conservative-backed proposal to split California into six states.
Republicans from the Golden State say they are watching conservative venture capitalist Tim Draper’s effort with “great interest.” But few are endorsing it.
In a recent survey of the California congressional delegation, The Hill found that Democrats oppose the proposition, while Republicans are generally divided. While California GOP lawmakers agree that the most populous state in the U.S. is “ungovernable” as is, they would prefer to consider a more conservative division of the state.
If the summit of interstate 5 between Fresno and Los Angeles is the approximate boundary between north and south, imagine the water and electricity issues.
admin, please don’t ever quote or link to that web site ever again. In their article they claim that, “The last Republican to represent California was Pete Wilson, who was first elected in 1982 and reelected in 1988.”
Ever heard of Arnold? If they can’t get that right, they have lost all credibility.
Ask yourselves, who benefits from a dilution of California’s influence on the country and the world. Variously reported as the 7th, 8th or 12th largest economy in the world, we hold a position of influence on the world stage that no other state can attain.
What happens when we carve up the pie and dilute that position, how influential do you think we would continue to be?
Then it’s all about the math. Currently CA has 2 senators and 53 members of the House. With this split, each of the six states would be granted 2 for a total of 12 Senators. Representative numbers may be affected as well, and probably not for the better. Boxer and Feinstein would probably remain with Silicon Valley, but how many more Senatorial seats would cede to the Republicans? I’m assuming Jefferson, the Central Valley and others would tend that direction. Gerrymandering, by any other name…..
Is this good for any of us?
Boxer & Feinstein should be sent out to pasture, and by the time the state is divided, if it’s divided, they’ll be long gone.
Hey AB. California is never going to split no matter what this “character” Draper wants. But hey, let him blow his money.
k9woods,
“Variously reported as the 7th, 8th or 12th largest economy in the world, we hold a position of influence on the world stage that no other state can attain.”
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what exactly is California influencing? possibly a teaching model for how not to run a state? with all of California’s resources it is pathetic how horrible its economy is.