Are There 3 Californias in Our Future?
There is an initiative, “CAL 3,” that’s been launched and financed by billionaire venture capitalist Timothy Draper proposing the California government be split into 3 separate entities – the names for the new “states” would be Southern California, California, and Northern California, or other names selected by the residents.
Ultimately the split into 3 states would require approval by Congress if it were approved by voters.
You can read more here in Carlsbad Patch, if you have any interest.
This is not the first proposal for splitting up California. One group is proposing a 2-way split, and Draper had previously proposed 6 states in his 2014 initiative.
So far these have not made any progress.
My reading shows there have been suggestions about splits in California in a variety of ways for many years, essentially since the state was formed.
There have been efforts by a collection of rural counties proposing a 51st state, New California, formed by seceding from the rest of the state!
And Calexit proponents want a full secession from the US to form a new and independent country.
Draper allegedly has well over the number of required signatures to get the measure on the ballot in November. Registered voter signatures on this initiative still need to be verified by the Secretary of State.
We’ll see if the measure makes it to the ballot and where it all goes. Any thoughts?
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