Steven Greenhut Asks, Will Six Californias Be Better Than One?

When most people
think of secession, they think of the type of disturbing
events unfolding in the Ukraine. But efforts to break up
political boundaries could be coming to California, albeit in a
laid-back and peaceful manner, as Silicon Valley venture
capitalist Tim Draper circulates an initiative to chop up
the state into pieces. No U.S. state has been divided since the
Civil War. But, as Steven Greenhut notes, this idea sounds less
antiquated after considering that just one of California’s 58
counties is larger than nine U.S. states and four of them
combined. 

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