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fleur-de-lisa

(14,624 posts) Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:25 PM Jul 2018

California Supreme Court blocks measure that would divide state in 3 from appearing on Nov ballot

Steve Kopack✔ @SteveKopack

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Supreme Court blocks measure that would divide state in three from appearing on November ballot.

3:09 PM - Jul 18, 2018

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California Supreme Court blocks measure that would divide state in 3 from appearing on Nov ballot (Original Post) fleur-de-lisa Jul 2018 OP

Good still_one Jul 2018 #1

seconded Afromania Jul 2018 #5

Get thee to the greatest page malaise Jul 2018 #2

good... dhill926 Jul 2018 #3

With the Russians having a hand in our elections bdjhawk Jul 2018 #4

The split would add at least 2 more Dem senators Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #6

Hell no it wouldn't. Can you read a map? They've drawn ONE blue state and TWO red states... Hekate Jul 2018 #8

Actually did look at the map Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #11

No. Not true cally Jul 2018 #12

Maybe you should look at this map Trumpocalypse Jul 2018 #15

That is not the map I saw in the Los Angeles Times. Trust me. The idea is designed... Hekate Jul 2018 #16

Would bust up California electoral votes Va Lefty Jul 2018 #9

No, it was gerrymandered for the Repugs. A libertarian (Repug who smokes dope) designed it. diane in sf Jul 2018 #10

Hallelujah for an injection of sanity Hekate Jul 2018 #7

Presumably this is against the state constitution... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #13

All these nutters need to be slapped down so theu understand procon Jul 2018 #14

still_one

(92,174 posts)

1. Good

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:27 PM

Jul 2018

Afromania

(2,768 posts)

5. seconded

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:31 PM

Jul 2018

Good

malaise

(268,950 posts)

2. Get thee to the greatest page

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:27 PM

Jul 2018

This is great news

dhill926

(16,337 posts)

3. good...

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:28 PM

Jul 2018

a goddamn waste of money....

bdjhawk

(420 posts)

4. With the Russians having a hand in our elections

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:30 PM

Jul 2018

I was actually worried about this passing!

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

6. The split would add at least 2 more Dem senators

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:32 PM

Jul 2018

Maybe more.

Hekate

(90,656 posts)

8. Hell no it wouldn't. Can you read a map? They've drawn ONE blue state and TWO red states...

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:38 PM

Jul 2018

And where, pray tell, are So Cal and Coastal Cal going to get WATER?

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

11. Actually did look at the map

Reply to Hekate (Reply #8)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:08 PM

Jul 2018

And both California and Northern California are heavy Democratic Party areas.

cally

(21,593 posts)

12. No. Not true

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #11)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:11 PM

Jul 2018

When you look at the proposed boundaries of initiative. This would hurt Dems

Trumpocalypse

(6,143 posts)

15. Maybe you should look at this map

Reply to cally (Reply #12)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 08:23 PM

Jul 2018

Hekate

(90,656 posts)

16. That is not the map I saw in the Los Angeles Times. Trust me. The idea is designed...

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #15)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 10:05 PM

Jul 2018

...to destroy California, and would NOT result in more Democrats in Congress. California sends some of the most rabid GOPpers to the House you can imagine, and my old coastal district has been hotly contested ever since Michael and Arianna Huffington waltzed into town and bought the seat. Money just flows in from out of state Republicans, and it has been very hard for the Dems to keep holding on.

Va Lefty

(6,252 posts)

9. Would bust up California electoral votes

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:38 PM

Jul 2018

diane in sf

(3,913 posts)

10. No, it was gerrymandered for the Repugs. A libertarian (Repug who smokes dope) designed it.

Reply to Trumpocalypse (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:40 PM

Jul 2018

Hekate

(90,656 posts)

7. Hallelujah for an injection of sanity

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 04:35 PM

Jul 2018

Wounded Bear

(58,647 posts)

13. Presumably this is against the state constitution...

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 05:47 PM

Jul 2018

I know it is against the US Constitution. It is specifically addressed that they can't split up existing states without some serioue hoops to jump through. The only time it happened was during the Civil War when what is now W Virginia didn't join what is now Virginia in seceding.

procon

(15,805 posts)

14. All these nutters need to be slapped down so theu understand

Reply to fleur-de-lisa (Original post)

Wed Jul 18, 2018, 06:44 PM

Jul 2018

they are the kooky, lunatic fringe and not fit to be a part of normal society. If they want to invent their own wacko country maybe they should buy a remote island and have at it, but stop trying to force their craziness on everyone else.

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