From: http://godfatherpolitics.com/14477/dividing-california-six-states-may-good-idea/
“Dividing California into Six States May Not be a Good Idea
by Gary DeMar
February 22, 2014
A call to divide California into six states is getting a lot of attention. ‘Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper claims ‘political representation of California's diverse population and economies has rendered the state nearly ungovernable.’’
The office of California’s Secretary of State gave the go head to collect petition signatures.
‘At least 807,615 voters—representing eight percent of the total ballots cast for governor in the 2010 election—will need to sign the petition by July 18 to make it on to the ballot.
‘The proposal aims to split the state—America’s most populous with around 38 million inhabitants—into ‘six smaller state governments, while preserving the historical boundaries of the various counties, cities and towns.’’
Let’s suppose the six-state moment gets the needed signatures and it gets on the ballot and a majority of people actually vote to divide the state. First, there’s no guarantee that the vote will count.
Remember what happened when a majority of voters passed a law prohibiting same-sex marriage? A single judge nullified the vote. Liberals are lawless. They have little regard for the law when it does not favor them (That’s true!—my addition).
Second, if Democrats saw that they were going to lose political power as a result of the six-state division, they would tie the whole process up in the federal courts or call for a do-over. When the union thugs lost the vote to unionize the Chattanooga VW plant, it didn’t stop them from trying to win another way.
‘After a narrow and devastating loss at the Chattanooga Volkswagen plant last week, the United Auto Workers union has asked the federal labor board to set aside the election results because of ‘a firestorm of interference’ from outside groups and politicians, including Senator Bob Corker (R-Tennessee).
‘The union submitted its appeal to the National Labor Relations Board on Friday, according to a UAW press release. Labor board officials will now have to consider whether the statements by lawmakers interfered enough to potentially sway votes and taint the election. The board could essentially order a do-over.’
Third, a six-state division sounds good on paper until you consider what would happen in the Senate. California would get 10 more Senators bringing the total to 12, most of whom would be liberal Democrats. There’s no guarantee that the division will help conservatives, especially if there’s a fight over how the divisions are made.
Amnesty has boost liberal prospects after President Reagan signed amnesty legislation that included tightening our immigration laws which liberals have ignored, and it shows.
In 1980 and 1984, California voted overwhelming Republican. Reagan got nearly 53% of the vote. Carter was just under 36%. In 1984, Reagan increased his vote total and percentage to 57%. George H.W. Bush got around 51% in 1988.
Clinton won in 1992 with only 46%. Ross Perot got 20%. It’s been downhill for the Republicans since then, with Obama getting more than 60% of the vote in 2008 and 2012.
Here's a map showing Democrat and Republican voter strength in California. On the positive side, if such a division took place, we find people moving to a state that shares their political views.
So be careful what you wish for. It’s not enough to divide up the state. We need to outline and run on a real opposition party platform and have elected representatives that believe in it and run on it.”
I believe it was last week that Mark Levin had a lawyer on his radio talk show to discuss this. First, I do not think California has much chance of becoming six States.
Article IV, Section 3, ¶ 1 of the United States Constitution requires the following:
“New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.”
First, the Constitution requires the approval of the California legislature. The lawyer argued that this phrase pertains to the legislative power which would allow for the people to do so through initiative. However, the Constitution specifically says “Consent of the Legislatures of the States.” Thus, if approved by initiative, it would no doubt be challenged.
I believe the more difficult challenge would be getting it through Congress. Giving California 5 more States would immediately dilute the power of all other States in the nation. Instead of having 1/50 of the vote, each State except California would have 1/56 of the vote while California would have 6/56 of the vote. Why would other States agree to that?
What is intriguing as explained by the lawyer is this: The initiate would divide the State into 6 sections (provinces, if you would) for governmental purposes within the State even if not accepted as States. Such an arrangement might prove interesting. Would people flee from a high taxing province to a low taxing province? Would six sectional governments prove better than one central government. And this arrangement could be accomplished by initiative as far as I know and as claimed by the lawyer.
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This is my two part suggestion to Tea Party groups, social conservatives, Constitutionalists, and anyone else who wants to save our Republic from the approaching destruction.
1) Run as many conservative candidates in as many Republican primaries as possible.
2) Then, run as many independent and/or third party candidates as possible in as many races as possible where we did not win the primary.
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If elected to Congress, I will not, under any circumstances, vote for present Speaker of the House John Boehner to be Speaker of the House. I call on every Republican primary candidate running in Texas Congressional District 19 to publicly (in writing) make the same pledge. It would not be a bad idea for every Republican candidate running for the House of Representatives to give the same pledge. See my post at http://christiangunslinger3.blogspot.com on December 16, 2013 entitled “Speaker of the House John Boehner Attacks the Tea Party Again for Being Fiscally Responsible!”
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If I am elected to the House, I will use the Constitution, as written, to do everything in my power to stop judicial tyranny! Will the other candidates pledge the same? I know our present Representative has NOT done everything possible to stop judicial tyranny! Why is that?
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If elected to Congress, I pledge that I will do everything within my authority as a member of the House of Representatives to begin and complete impeachment proceedings against the President of the United States for violating the Constitution, the laws of the United States as passed by Congress, and his oath of office. I call on every Republican primary candidate running in Texas Congressional District 19 to publicly (in writing) make the same pledge. It would not be a bad idea for every Republican candidate running for the House of Representatives to give the same pledge.
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Competition is good for the economy and competition is good for the Republican Party!!! Competition keeps Congressmen committed to we the people!!! Primary Republicans who do not support the Constitution as written.
