Open Source Earth??
Splitting California into 6 States - This idea is being floated by Silicon Valley CEO Tim Draper. He recently began submitting signatures to put the question on the ballot in 2016.
Draper wrote:
The strongest argument for Six Californias is that we are not well-represented. The people down south are very concerned with things like immigration law and the people way up north are frustrated by taxation without representation. And the people in coastal California are frustrated because of water rights. And the people in Silicon Valley are frustrated because the government doesn't keep up with technology. And in Los Angeles, their issues revolve around copyright law. Each region has its own interest, and I think California is ungovernable because they can’t balance all those interests. I’m looking at Six Californias as a way of giving California a refresh and allowing those states to both cooperate and compete with each other.
We've not had a new state in a long time. I'm no Californian but I'd think they could get their politics straightened out by just splitting 3 or 4 ways. Also, the proposal doesn't include the creation of 'gbajiland', though maybe Knot's Berry Farm could use a new identity.
Edited, Jul 17th 2014 2:28pm by Elinda