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Wired reports that:
While ostensibly a plan to make the entire state of 38 million people more governable, the six-state initiative is being led and funded by a member of the Silicon Valley elite, many of whom would no doubt welcome the increased political clout that would likely come from carving out their own statehood. In the hands of most, the six-state initiative would look like a pure stunt. But with Silicon Valley behind it, this effort's chances at the ballot box can't be dismissed out of hand. Unlike most other would-be revolutionaries, Silicon Valley has a long record of taking ideas that sound outlandish at the time--affordable computers in every home, private rocket ships--and managing to make them real. It also has a seemingly endless stream of money that, combined with heavy doses of ingenuity and shamelessness, give its goofball ideas the fuel they need to take off.
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"Our gift to California is this--it's one of opportunity and choice," Draper said at a press conference yesterday where he announced the campaign had collected far more than 800,000 signatures needed to get the measure on the ballot. "We're saying, make one failing government into six great states."
(Score: 2) by aristarchus on Wednesday July 23 2014, @04:44AM
Splitters! I do wonder if any of these fine persons have ever read the novel "Ecotopia". Yes, parts of Cali did become an independent country, but not without cost. And what about all those counties (well, a couple) in Colorado that voted to secede from the US? Not to mention all those wacko fringe Mormons who are "sovereign citizens" not paying grazing fees for using the land belonging to the rest of us. And what about Lanai! Remember the Maine! Moron Labia! In summary, I do not predict that this will end well. See: Afghanistan and warlords.
(Score: 2) by SpockLogic on Wednesday July 23 2014, @01:44PM
"I do not predict that this will end well. See: Afghanistan and warlords."
"We're saying, make one failing government into six (great states) failing governments."
FYI I would have fixed Draper's quote if I knew how to format strike through.
Overreacting is one thing, sticking your head up your ass hoping the problem goes away is another - edIII
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 23 2014, @10:24PM
if I knew how to format strike through
If you look below the box on the posting page, the markup tags allowed are listed there.
Strikethru is not supported.
Since the old days, Ctrl-W has the keybinding for backspace 1 word.
The way that is noted in text is ^W.
-- gewg_