OR and WA have the same problem as does the far eastern seaboard states and counties. There's something about salt/sea water that screws up people's minds into Liberal Socialism!!! It's disgusting!!!
Forever people have been wanting to divide California into two states. Maybe you could make it east and west rather than north and south.
Not in my county, thanks!
We're red, red, red, despite being a college area.
And within sniffing distance of the beautiful Pacific, I might add.
Just take out (1) San Francisco, (2) LA, and (3) Sacramento....and California can become the wonderful state it was meant to be.
A few well placed charges along strategic fault lines should do it for LA and SF. Sacramento might be a bit more tricky....
You only need fifteen states to control our Union. The people in California can tell Alaska where it can and cannot drill for oil. California can dictate how much electricity will be available in Nevada and Arizona. California can decide many, many things - and only two people need to vote there to make decisions for everyone else.