2 Calif. counties trying to form new state
By Reuters
Creating the state of California took a revolt that led to the short-lived Bear Republic, a war with Mexico, and various international treaties. Now, some northern natives hope to take it apart, starting with a couple of ballot initiatives.
Tuesday, voters in Del Norte and Tehama counties will consider a measure calling for separation from California and the formation of a new state. Supporters are hoping to generate momentum for pulling together portions of northern California and southern Oregon into an entity to be called Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson once imagined that part of western North America might develop into a freestanding republic.
Local vexations with state government were cited by Aaron Funk, an aptly named organizer of the movement: “lack of representation, lack of infrastructure, inability to use a lot of our resources.”
Opponents of the measure say it sounds an economic death knell for the area, given its poverty and high unemployment.
Efforts to chop up California boast a long history. Disgruntled residents first proposed a state of Jefferson, also comprising counties in nearby southern Oregon, in the 1940s.
OMG!
LOL!
TTFN!
Another example of shootine oneself in the foot. Wonder what the percentage is of people on public assistance and medi-cal in those counties?
Don’t they realize that goes away with secession?
Ya, good luck with that mr. Funk….
@k9-does it? I’m not so sure. They are talking about becoming a state, not a separate country in and of itself, like Tejass wants to do. That being said, it sure sounds like a couple of meth-heads bred with some teabaggers and wanna create their own little slice of Appalachia here in the West. I’m sure Cliven Bundy and whoever that DuckDynasty nimrod is are already scouting it out for racial purity and access to free-grazing welfare funds . Cue the banjos -Hyup-yup.
Hmmmm, well said.my only complaint is now that banjo riff is stuck in my head. Do do do do do do do do do…..lol
go figure, I hope your not talkin’ bout “Deliverance”, the film with “squeal like a pig” is etched in my brain. Just one of many things I wished I could forget! OLS
OLS, Yup, that was the music in my head all day yesterday. Sad but true :)
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OLS AND GO FIGURE…BWAHHAHAHAHAWWW!
Two of the three “secession” ballot measure failed. In Tehema County, Measure A (suggests the county commissioners support forming a new state) won by a vote of 4,897 to 3,888. So, not sure how “real” this is.