[risk]

Yes, if we change anything it should be to abolish the 17th. But before I advocate that, I would have to figure out what to do with states like California. Can you imagine our legislature appointing our senators? I can't.

[Political Junkie Too]

I would have to figure out what to do with states like California. Can you imagine our legislature appointing our senators? I can't.

I can and I'd live with it. I'd hope that it inspires more grass-roots attention to local politics.

If California were to be split up, it would have to be into several viable states -- it can't just be split up. So, how do we split California into smaller states that can still survive on their own?

How about:

1. South California: Coastal San Diego, Los Angeles, north up to, but not including Monterey. They get the naval base and the entertainment business. Capital: Los Angeles. Political leaning: mixed.

2. North California: Coastal Monterey, San Francisco Bay Area, Napa, north to Redding and the Oregon Border. They get liberal fantasyland. Capital: Berkeley. Political leaning: Hard Left Democrat.

3. Sierra: Eastern mountainous region that runs up the entire eastern border of California. They get water, tourism, Yosemite, Tahoe, winter skiing. Capital: Sacramento. Political leaning: Conservative Republican.

-PJ