(07-09-2020 10:58 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  As those of you who pay attention will remember, I have said I would support the secession of Texas from the US if it ever came up peacefully.

I don't. I think we should all be stuck with each other in the USA at this point and I don't see how any state could secede peacefully.

(07-09-2020 10:58 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  There is another secession movement - the secession of Northern California from the State of California (not from the US). This movement is opposed by the Democrats, because it would likely result in the addition of two GOP Senators. Supported by the GOP, for the same reasons. The northerners are tired of SF and LA running their business. They want representation! The idea that DC is somehow different is a sham.
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I actually think some of the more populous states should be divided since it is more feasible than combining less populous states. I also think it should be done so those states have both more representative and responsive state governments, as well as more representative and responsive representatives in Congress. However, I don't think it should just happen in California. California should probably be split in 3 while Texas, Florida, and New York should be divided in half (if we want to go this route).

(07-09-2020 10:58 AM)OptimisticOwl Wrote:  The idea that DC is somehow different is a sham.

This is a ridiculous argument (sorry, but it is). Whether people that are currently in states want to be represented differently by their state governments is completely, totally different from whether people should have a state government at all. Grumpy conservatives in NoCal do actually have representatives at the state level. No such thing even exists for DC residents (conservatives or otherwise).