“ New California” declares independence

SACRAMENTO — With the reading of their own version of a Declaration of Independence, founders of the state of New California took the first steps to what they hope will eventually lead to statehood. CBS Sacramento reports they don't want to leave the United States, just California.

"Well, it's been ungovernable for a long time. High taxes, education, you name it, and we're rated around 48th or 50th from a business climate and standpoint in California," said founder Robert Paul Preston.
 
The state of New California would incorporate most of the state's rural counties, leaving the urban coastal counties to the current state of California.

"There's something wrong when you have a rural county such as this one, and you go down to Orange County which is mostly urban, and it has the same set of problems, and it happens because of how the state is being governed and taxed," Preston said.
 
But unlike other separation movements in the past, the state of New California wants to do things by the book, citing Article 4, Section 3 of the U.S. Constitution and working with the state legislature to get it done, similar to the way West Virginia was formed.

"Yes. We have to demonstrate that we can govern ourselves before we are allowed to govern," said founder Tom Reed.
 
BullyKiller said:
SACRAMENTO — With the reading of their own version of a Declaration of Independence, founders of the state of New California took the first steps to what they hope will eventually lead to statehood. CBS Sacramento reports they don't want to leave the United States, just California.

"Well, it's been ungovernable for a long time. High taxes, education, you name it, and we're rated around 48th or 50th from a business climate and standpoint in California," said founder Robert Paul Preston.
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They don't like being educated?
 
And despite obstacles, doubters, and obvious long odds, the group stands united in their statehood dream.

The group is organized with committees and a council of county representatives, but say it will take 10 to 18 months before they are ready to fully engage with the state legislature.

This is not the first effort to split up California. In 2014, Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper submitted signatures to put a measure that would split California in six separate states.
 
i'm a proponent of states splitting up and even leaving the union if they so wish.
as long as it doesn't create new or additional costs on american citizens not involved with it.
e.g.: a new yorker should have zero financial impact imposed on them if a bunch of hippies in cali decide to split their state into 2, 3, 4, 100 states.
 
I see nothing that indicates the actual governments of the affected counties have done anything at all to sign on to this movement. Where are the resolutions passed by county councils? Where are the declarations of support by county commissioners?
 
Yes. Get the poor areas out of the GOAT state. Good bye.
 
BullyKiller said:
Ya! Do you believe it? Education?! Pssh! How dare they educate them!
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Things that he feels are a problem:
- high taxes
- education
- you name it
- rated around 48-50 in the business climate.

The education system not education itself.

You 2 guys are probably joking though and I'm just dense today.
 
Revolver said:
Yes. Get the poor areas out of the GOAT state. Good bye.
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California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 239, which reduces penalties for knowingly exposing a sexual partner to HIV.

Under current California law, it is felony offense punishable by 3 to 8 years in prison. The new law, which was signed by Brown on Oct. 6 and takes effect January 1, changes this to a misdemeanor, carrying a 6-month prison term — the same punishment as knowingly exposing someone to other communicable diseases.




Have fun with your "GOAT" laws.
 
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MoparOrNoCar said:
California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill (SB) 239, which reduces penalties for knowingly exposing a sexual partner to HIV.

Under current California law, it is felony offense punishable by 3 to 8 years in prison. The new law, which was signed by Brown on Oct. 6 and takes effect January 1, changes this to a misdemeanor, carrying a 6-month prison term — the same punishment as knowingly exposing someone to other communicable diseases.




Have fun with your "GOAT" laws.
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lmao, is this really that hard to avoid?
 
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