Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
My Counter Proposal with a 2-State Solution for California...
So this 6-state breakup solution for California may end up being on the November ballot out here in Granola-land. Not that anything can really come of it, but still… really?
As a resident of Ventura County (just north of L.A. County) I say, "'Hell No!' to being a part of the State of L.A. (aka, West California)."
I decided to run some numbers.
In looking at the 2012 presidential election by CA counties, if you took nine specific California counties (eight in the San Francisco-Sacramento area, plus Los Angeles, and made it it's own state) all the while still keeping the business-centric yet liberal wine counties of Napa & Sonoma, and Silicon Valley's Santa Clara county region in the larger California state, that would mean that this new (the larger) state of California-proper would have voted for Obama by only 52.2%-47.8%. And that's with a weak Republican candidate and virtually no campaigning, money or emphasis in California by Republican candidates in many, many years.
That's a new and better Two-State solution. One remains the liberal-progressive bastion of L.A./S.F/Sacramento region. The other adds a California proper that ends up being politically balanced.
I decided to run some numbers.
In looking at the 2012 presidential election by CA counties, if you took nine specific California counties (eight in the San Francisco-Sacramento area, plus Los Angeles, and made it it's own state) all the while still keeping the business-centric yet liberal wine counties of Napa & Sonoma, and Silicon Valley's Santa Clara county region in the larger California state, that would mean that this new (the larger) state of California-proper would have voted for Obama by only 52.2%-47.8%. And that's with a weak Republican candidate and virtually no campaigning, money or emphasis in California by Republican candidates in many, many years.
That's a new and better Two-State solution. One remains the liberal-progressive bastion of L.A./S.F/Sacramento region. The other adds a California proper that ends up being politically balanced.
So, I reiterate my plan.
Create a new state with the eight S.F./Sacramento area counties of San Francisco, Marin, Contra Costa, and Sacramento, the non-Silicon-Valley portions of Alameda, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties, and maybe (northern) Monterey, and toss in Los Angeles County, and call it "Marxifornia".
The remains of the original state will continue to be considered "California".
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Post# 1000: The Thought Police...
It has been a long time since I've posted here. I still follow and bookmark lots of important news and information, though. But, given the latest in a string of related events, I felt it necessary to use this - my 1000th post - to give a hat-tip to Chris Muir, who himself hat-tips one of my all-time favorite authors… Ray Bradbury.
Yes, people, we are on very dangerous ground right now. On a global/government-led scale, it showed itself with the NSA and IRS scandals. On a societal/mob-mentality level, it showed itself with Chick-fil-A, Elaine Huguenin, Brendan Eich, George Zimmerman, Cliven Bundy, Donald Sterling, etc. (and all the hypocritical double-standards that are in stark contrast).
You play with fire, we all get burned.
It's Orwell's "1984" mixed with Huxley's "Brave New World" and Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451". Ladies & Gentlemen… I give you "2014: The Year of the Thought Police":
Privacy…
Private Property…
Self Defense…
Freedom of Religion…
Freedom of Thought…
Freedom of Speech…
These fundamental principles - these fundamental rights - are at risk. If we don't stop this now, we won't be able to turn back.
Yes, people, we are on very dangerous ground right now. On a global/government-led scale, it showed itself with the NSA and IRS scandals. On a societal/mob-mentality level, it showed itself with Chick-fil-A, Elaine Huguenin, Brendan Eich, George Zimmerman, Cliven Bundy, Donald Sterling, etc. (and all the hypocritical double-standards that are in stark contrast).
You play with fire, we all get burned.
It's Orwell's "1984" mixed with Huxley's "Brave New World" and Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451". Ladies & Gentlemen… I give you "2014: The Year of the Thought Police":
Privacy…
Private Property…
Self Defense…
Freedom of Religion…
Freedom of Thought…
Freedom of Speech…
These fundamental principles - these fundamental rights - are at risk. If we don't stop this now, we won't be able to turn back.
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