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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 23 2014, @02:29PM
San Diego here ... and much fewer Mexicans
Dude your city SHARES a border with Tijuana. You have signs on 10 showing mexican crossings. Which blows peoples minds when I show them the pictures. That problem only goes away if you figure out a way to fix Tijuana. They are coming here because it is better here. Who wouldnt do that for themselves and their family? They get here and end up with nothing because they do not have the skills to do anything.
But anyway, California is so goddamn dysfunctional that nobody should ever move here for any reason. Ever.
San Diego is nice, so is san fran, and sacramento. LA I wouldnt touch with a 50 foot barge poll. I would also never move there. I would need a 40% raise to maintain my standard of living.
Most of California's problems stem from poor tax codes, creating scarcity out of riches, and entitlement programs with little oversight. These have a very nice effect of funneling money to the very people who are proposing carving up the state this time.
(Score: 1) by Ethanol-fueled on Wednesday July 23 2014, @04:05PM
The city does share a border with Tijuana, however, a South California state would probably become the most conservative of the Californias, which would likely mean more hostility towards unassimilated and/or law-breaking immigrants. There would be none of this "think of the children" bullshit, all those migrants pouring in would be bussed straight to West California. those who advocate giving immigrants everything they want for breaking our laws should put their money where their mouths are and house and care for those immigrants themselves.
And, call me a heartless asshole, but that's one thing I can certainly get behind. Wanna come in? Play by the rules, wait in line, learn English, don't be a gang member, don't join a gang, and don't throw trash around and piss in the streets everywhere -- then I'd be happy to call you "neighbor" and "citizen" and give you a firm handshake wishing you the best of luck.
South California would also get much of the resources because of the monstrous military presence and because "muh strategic pivot to Asia."
Tijuana isn't our fucking problem. Mexico has plenty of wealth and natural resources, they don't have to play with us if they don't want to, especially with the developments with BRICS offering alternatives.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 23 2014, @10:12PM
a South California state would probably become the most conservative of the Californias
Well, as drawn by Draper, it *would* include Orange County.
---but don't be so sure. [wikimedia.org]
Bakersfield (Kern County) and the counties north and northeast of there are the real knee-jerk redneck places that vote Red no matter what.
San Diego elected Bob Filner, a Dem, as their mayor.
...who promptly got himself into a groping scandal and had to resign.
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South California would also get much of the resources because of the monstrous military presence
El Toro: gone; turned into a park
Tustin: gone; a ghost town except for the folks visiting the giant wooden blimp hangers
The emergency landing strip in the middle of Mile Square Park: gone
The Marines, as an example, are no longer the huge presence they once were.
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call me a heartless asshole
You're a heartless asshole.
-- gewg_