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[MikafromTopeka]

On 7/18/2014 catwhisperer said:

On 7/18/2014 ednapsych said:

I live in LA. This idea is why people in other states think we are all nuts out here.

I live in SD and you are absolutely correct.

...and I'm originally from the far north ""the state of Jefferson area"" and I totally agree with both of you.

[Marienkaefer2]

I don't think Californians are nuts! I love California.

Should we talk about some "nutty" things that are done or proposed in other states??

Many states have this kind of "division", countries too. It's normal when you have large areas with many diverse people.

In Arizona, there's long been the movement for southern Arizona to "secede" and become Baja Arizona.

In Oregon, I remember people in eastern Oregon saying they relate more to Idaho and would favor becoming part of that state.

Same with the differences between western and eastern Washington.

Eta: I'm not advocating the split. I just think this comes up.sometimes.

[Nancy Drew]

On 7/18/2014 september said: I don't think it's an outrageous thing to consider. I'm from New England originally, where states are quite small in area, and some of them don't have sizeable populations. But splitting California into 6 states is taking it too far. Two, or three at most, would make more sense.

Exactly.

[Nancy Drew]

On 7/18/2014 Marienkaefer2 said:

I don't think Californians are nuts! I love California.

Should we talk about some "nutty" things that are done or proposed in other states??

Many states have this kind of "division", countries too. It's normal when you have large areas with many diverse people.

In Arizona, there's long been the movement for southern Arizona to "secede" and become Baja Arizona.

In Oregon, I remember people in eastern Oregon saying they relate more to Idaho and would favor becoming part of that state.

Same with the differences between western and eastern Washington.

Eta: I'm not advocating the split. I just think this comes up.sometimes.

I love when common sense comes into play.

[NoelSeven]

On 7/18/2014 tansy said:

On 7/18/2014 NoelSeven said:

On 7/18/2014 missyw1 said:

It might get very complicated. Pretty soon other states will follow. We will have over 500 states.

Missy, I think you hit the nail right on the head!

There's been talk of splitting WA state along the lines of dry side and wet side. The wet side, Seattle, is considered more liberal than the dry side, Spokane.

tansy -

I would say that's pretty true here, too. The hotter/dryer areas seem to be more conservative.

But it's said to be true that, in this country, port cities are more liberal because of the influence of other cultures.

[ROMARY]

Interesting...........

[Kachina624]

On 7/18/2014 kdgn said:

It's not the dumbest thing I've heard but it's running a close second.

It's right up there with Texas succeeding from the Union and will probably happen about the same time.

[NoelSeven]

On 7/18/2014 catwhisperer said:

On 7/18/2014 ednapsych said:

I live in LA. This idea is why people in other states think we are all nuts out here.

I live in SD and you are absolutely correct.

I think people from other states who think CA is nuts are jealous. Seriously. CA is the 8th leading economy in the world. The world. Above other countries.

[Clover29]

On 7/18/2014 september said: I don't think it's an outrageous thing to consider. I'm from New England originally, where states are quite small in area, and some of them don't have sizeable populations. But splitting California into 6 states is taking it too far. Two, or three at most, would make more sense.

For every new state we make out of splitting CA, can we combine two in New England?

I'm not being serious. But I'm surprised some nutjob doesn't want to do it, to counter the argument that it creates too many stars for the flag to look nice.

[Feline Fine]

On 7/18/2014 NoelSeven said:

On 7/18/2014 catwhisperer said:

On 7/18/2014 ednapsych said:

I live in LA. This idea is why people in other states think we are all nuts out here.

I live in SD and you are absolutely correct.

I think people from other states who think CA is nuts are jealous. Seriously. CA is the 8th leading economy in the world. The world. Above other countries.

Californians are free spirits, and I love 'originals'. 8)