Comments on: CA Senate President Darrell Steinberg (D) declares Californian independence.

By: itrytobenice

itrytobenice — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 11:48:11 +0000

but the flag is great anyway.

Toby should play with that.

By: Britcom

Britcom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 08:14:44 +0000

How about we make LA and SF “federal districts” like DC with no voting representation?

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:12:31 +0000

and I’m east of Oakland, a safe distance from Berkeley (CA11) and I do not want to be part of SF, thank you very much. If I could be a part of a red state with this really nice weather and 2 major league ball clubs, life would be good.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:01:09 +0000

So we didn’t even have that going for us.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:00:29 +0000

I mean, it would really only work for *us* if you made two coastal states and several inland states, I’m talking 2-3 House seats each.

Last statewide election that went well for us was 1994, and that was brought on by a confluence of factors:

- Democrat running for Governor on the Brown name
- Republican who ran *hard* on illegal immigration
- Ballot measure also driving that issue
- National issues depressing Democrats

By: Britcom

Britcom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:51:43 +0000

on the east coast, NYC is balanced (well used to be until everyone moved to FL) by the the Upstate region which is more Republican.

If you create a SF state that expands as it moves inland (like NY does) the rural area would balance the urban area.

By: Britcom

Britcom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:47:48 +0000

have them out numbered by the other new states.

By: Britcom

Britcom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:45:37 +0000

Smaller states would be more inclined to develop their natural resources for the benefit of the nation.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:44:48 +0000

If you split the coast at all, especially the two big population centers (LA County and the SF Bay), then those areas would dominate the states they were in.

By: Britcom

Britcom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:43:27 +0000

the opportunity to empower the more conservative areas of the state that get swamped by San Fan and LA. The liberal states would have less power in the house and the senate would have not just two liberal senators, but likely some conservatives senators as well, maybe even more than the liberals.

By: Neil Stevens

Neil Stevens — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:37:33 +0000

I can see splitting into a coastal and an interior state, but not more than that.

You don’t want Senator Waters.

By: Britcom

Britcom — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:34:23 +0000

Five east coast states could fit into the same area.

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:25:15 +0000

Bed. Nite.

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:24:19 +0000

Might as well keep going till I get it right!

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:20:05 +0000

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:16:34 +0000

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:12:47 +0000

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:56:01 +0000

Zimbabwe.

By: Richard Mullins

Richard Mullins — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:50:05 +0000

and it’s been that way for years. I’ve always wondered what elected officials would do if they didn’t get paid(or if you like, less than $7,000).

By: Erick Brockway

Erick Brockway — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 04:45:17 +0000

Work for free? After all, I mean show some appreciation! Look at what all the Democrats have done for California? I mean, they worked hard trying to find a budget fix as the crash came closer and closer.