Posted on 07/18/2014 2:03:19 PM PDT by PoloSec
As a resident of the state, I would actually support this.
However considering how things go out here, if I support it, that means it will be voted down.
Just saying.
This could be a political boon for Democrats.
Why? Because instead of 2 senators from California, there would be 12 senators from what is now California.
Currently both senators are Democrat. But in adding new states, adding 10 more senators, it’s likely that 6 or 7 of these new senators would be Democrats.
Traditionally, some areas of SoCal like Orange Country and San Diego, have traditionally been more Christian influenced and right leaning.
Funny, I have exactly the same problem. Almost a perfect negative correlation between what I vote for and what gets passed.
“This could be a political boon for Democrats.
Why? Because instead of 2 senators from California, there would be 12 senators from what is now California.
Currently both senators are Democrat. But in adding new states, adding 10 more senators, its likely that 6 or 7 of these new senators would be Democrats.”
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Indeed. However, I would be open to an idea like this IF there was a one-for-one tradeoff via consolidating some of the Eastern states. I would like to see MA-VT-NH-CT-RI be made one state. I would also like to see DE and MD combine.
That gets rid of 5 states and allows for 5 new ones.
I could live with that.
SF, LA, & San Diego will be âDetroitâ broke.
The other states will never consent to creating 10 new senators without some sort of Missouri compromise offset. Break up Texas?
so the Liberal wackos in Silicon Valley and San Fran and LA flood us with immigrants and then want to leave San Diego to deal with the immigrant problem alone? Fine, we’ll be happy to bus them to The Presidio. Get ready.
Splitting liberal states is actually a good way to nullify the urban areas and their undue influence.
This idea has been floated for decades and nothing ever comes of it (not the “6” thing, but definitely splitting that state up).
earth quake...... the big’un
That’s all we need—10 more senators from the left coast. No thanks!
And the moocher class would cross the new borders to mooch from the producers.
Just like now.
The Trouble with Tribbles...
What a great idea this is!
It would give us five more Barbara Boxers and five more Dianne Feinsteins in the U.S. Senate, and we desperately need that. /S
“Break up Texas?”
Texas would secede before they’d split.
I will take that over the alternative.
One is bad enough but six of them?????
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