With this initiative, they want to makes sure we have a permanent Dem controlled Senate.
Do you live in California?
The problem here is that the Constitution doesn’t really specify any method to make this work, and I think thirty of the states would presently deny California the privilege.
The other side of this discussion is if you allow them to do it....why not allow North and South Alabama to also exist? Why not allow Alaska to be broken up into two states? Why not allow Rhode Island to be broken in half?
There’s a whole bunch of debate here....things really left over from the 1760 era, and I doubt seriously that Jefferson would have sat there and imagined 50 states, and 100 Senators existing.
Look back to 1820 for the solution.
Let California split 3 ways and have 6 senators.
Just split Wyoming 3 ways at the same time.
No Missouri without Maine.