Should California be split into two or three states? The average population of each state in our nation is only about 6.2 million population, yet California is currently about 36 million population. A few of the advantages of creating the states of North California, Central California, and South California would include: More managable and responsible government; more localized political control; revenues remaining in the portion of the state where they are generated; paying the true cost of water resources; developing a state constitution more closely meeting the needs for each state; gaining two U.S. Senators for each new state; receiving a greater per capita of federal funds; and having laws more tailored for the desires of each resulting state. Clearly, the current size of California and the huge annual deficit that California faces each year, strongly indicates that the state as currently confirgured is not working properly. Please sign this petition for establishing more local control of our wonderful state(s) of California.
The feedback on this proposal is incredibly polarized. I am busy drafting formal arguments to present to the legislature.
21 Comments
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mary ellen kitchen
11 years ago
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I absolutely want California split into several states as I live in the mountain's and we get taxed to pay for fire tax and we are infringed on our second amendment rights and our way of life here with Jerry Brown's banned on lead ammunition and many other other issues that afflict me and my community and our way of life and the things that matter to us here verses the rest of the state. I am a home owner and these things make it difficult and unbearable living in this state.not fair to me or my community here .
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Robert Small
12 years ago
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This is a fantastic idea! We need to end the political bullying done to the entire state from 2 metropolitan areas (LA and SF)
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Dana Reed
12 years ago
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The lifestyles, desires and needs vary so widely between regions and peoples of this state. The differences vary mostly between urban and rural. The geography also supports the most widely diverse industries in addition to bordering a foreign country to the south.
I have lived my whole life in California and I do believe it is now ungovernable and being a large world economy is truly a target for corruption - mostly political.
Unlike perhaps Texas, California doesn't have strong moral beliefs and history except perhaps acceptance of diversity and culture (strength but also a double-edged sword) - and everyone for themselves.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
absolutely, LA does not represent us in the north state
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Robert Jones
8 years ago
I don’t like the direction this state as a whole is deciding policy.
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Julia Tosti
8 years ago
It's Time
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Susan
8 years ago
share this with everyone...we need signatures
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Susan
8 years ago
Either Travis Allen (republicans endorsement) turns this state red! Or it splits! If not many of us are out of here...tired of being forced to pay for freebies and their crap
Should California be split into two or three states? The average population of each state in our nation is only about 6.2 million population, yet California is currently about 36 million population. A few of the advantages of creating the states of North California, Central California, and South California would include: More managable and responsible government; more localized political control; revenues remaining in the portion of the state where they are generated; paying the true cost of water resources; developing a state constitution more closely meeting the needs for each state; gaining two U.S. Senators for each new state; receiving a greater per capita of federal funds; and having laws more tailored for the desires of each resulting state. Clearly, the current size of California and the huge annual deficit that California faces each year, strongly indicates that the state as currently confirgured is not working properly. Please sign this petition for establishing more local control of our wonderful state(s) of California.
The feedback on this proposal is incredibly polarized. I am busy drafting formal arguments to present to the legislature.
21 Comments
M
mary ellen kitchen
11 years ago
Featured
I absolutely want California split into several states as I live in the mountain's and we get taxed to pay for fire tax and we are infringed on our second amendment rights and our way of life here with Jerry Brown's banned on lead ammunition and many other other issues that afflict me and my community and our way of life and the things that matter to us here verses the rest of the state. I am a home owner and these things make it difficult and unbearable living in this state.not fair to me or my community here .
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Robert Small
12 years ago
Featured
This is a fantastic idea! We need to end the political bullying done to the entire state from 2 metropolitan areas (LA and SF)
D
Dana Reed
12 years ago
Featured
The lifestyles, desires and needs vary so widely between regions and peoples of this state. The differences vary mostly between urban and rural. The geography also supports the most widely diverse industries in addition to bordering a foreign country to the south.
I have lived my whole life in California and I do believe it is now ungovernable and being a large world economy is truly a target for corruption - mostly political.
Unlike perhaps Texas, California doesn't have strong moral beliefs and history except perhaps acceptance of diversity and culture (strength but also a double-edged sword) - and everyone for themselves.
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Anonymous
8 years ago
absolutely, LA does not represent us in the north state
R
Robert Jones
8 years ago
I don’t like the direction this state as a whole is deciding policy.
J
Julia Tosti
8 years ago
It's Time
S
Susan
8 years ago
share this with everyone...we need signatures
S
Susan
8 years ago
Either Travis Allen (republicans endorsement) turns this state red! Or it splits! If not many of us are out of here...tired of being forced to pay for freebies and their crap
I absolutely want California split into several states as I live in the mountain's and we get taxed to pay for fire tax and we are infringed on our second amendment rights and our way of life here with Jerry Brown's banned on lead ammunition and many other other issues that afflict me and my community and our way of life and the things that matter to us here verses the rest of the state. I am a home owner and these things make it difficult and unbearable living in this state.not fair to me or my community here .