Here's a thought: Break California up into 6 smaller states...

[Skroe]

Maybe states with under a population of 1.5 million or so should be reduced to territory status and lose their Senators.... Hmmmmm.....

[Wyrt]

There is more to life than money (which is why you couldn't pay me enough to live in the Bay Area again).

So, they're just whiny then.

Maybe states with under a population of 1.5 million or so should be reduced to territory status and lose their Senators.... Hmmmmm.....

Well, if Puerto Rico has more than twice that and doesn't get represented then why should Wyoming?

[Rasulis]

I was thinking of an article I read about it. I sorta took their math at face value, because I don't think it accounts for things like cost of living.

https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/05/wh...e-in-7-graphs/

If we go by per capita, I think those numbers are close. If we do it by household, they are low. As for economy, SV GDP in 2016 was 535 billion and LA Metro Area is over 1 trillion.

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Maybe states with under a population of 1.5 million or so should be reduced to territory status and lose their Senators.... Hmmmmm.....

That would make Jefferson a territory.

[Independent voter]

So you'd have 2 rich states and 3 poor states? I'm not seeing how the poor states would want this.

[Rudkobing]

Umm, no.

/10 no

[Flarelaine]

So you'd have 2 rich states and 3 poor states? I'm not seeing how the poor states would want this.

It defies common sense, yet the people living in one of the proposed poor states (Jefferson) are the ones pushing for this.

[unbound]

Interesting idea presented on Adam Carolla's show... break California up into 6 states and let them compete.

The problem is that even with that break down, there will still be groups of people / regions that won't agree 100% with what their new state has to say.

And why stop with California? Why not Texas? There are certainly areas of Texas, centered around their large cities, that vehemently disagree with the state at large.

Ultimately, that is why this isn't a smart idea. If we did this for every state with disagreements, we'd end up with 200 or so states.

As for the video, most of the content is nonsense. The cable choice analogy is especially laughable. This only makes sense to people who have no clue what state governments do and how the processes work.

[Dug]

Here's a thought: No

[Hammerfest]

They said competition like a million times.

Did you happen to catch there point on competition?

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No. This is dumb.

How astute.

[Sky High]

Suuuuure, right after we give half of Texas back to Mexico.

[Wildtree]

Maybe states with under a population of 1.5 million or so should be reduced to territory status and lose their Senators.... Hmmmmm.....

I see what u did there

[Hammerfest]

The problem is that even with that break down, there will still be groups of people / regions that won't agree 100% with what their new state has to say.

Right, so they can move to a better sub-California state. That's discussed in the video.

[Sky High]

Also what is the fascination with posting random vids of assholes with opinions like anyone is supposed to give a shit?

[Wildtree]

Suuuuure, right after we give half of Texas back to Mexico.

Half of it?
And why only Texas?
Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are Mexican too. In some parts or entirely, depending on the state.

[petej0]

Half of it?
And why only Texas?
Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are Mexican too. In some parts or entirely, depending on the state.

Dont forget Oklahoma and Southern and Western parts of Kansas, as they were part of Texas.

[Wildtree]

Dont forget Oklahoma and Southern and Western parts of Kansas, as they were part of Texas.

No wonder Trump wants to build a wall.

[Deleted]

You just don't get it. Its one of the dirty libbbbbbberal states and for some reason it is so unfair that the few cukservatives don't get their equal representation.

Actually, that would multiply the Californian voting power 4 times for the next presidential election...

That's hardly a benefit for Republicans.

[ro9ue]

I support this as it might eventually lead to me breaking off my property from the United States totally and I can live my dream of being my own president.

[cubby]

Interesting idea presented on Adam Carolla's show... break California up into 6 states and let them compete.

As long as we do the same for other states . . . oh, wait - we just want to break up the state that decides all the elections, right?

[Sky High]

As long as we do the same for other states . . . oh, wait - we just want to break up the state that decides all the elections, right?

you mean Ohio? no? Florida? no.. any of the rust belt states? no...