Friday, May 2, 2014

Unbundling California

From time to time someone comes up with a plan to subdivide California into an additional state or states. The latest, the brainchild of venture capitalist Tim Draper, seeks a spot on the ballot to ask CA voters to approve its split into six states.

Don't get your hopes up. As the City Journal article reporting this activity points out, the hurdles such a proposal would have to clear are well-nigh insurmountable. It is, however, interesting to explore the possible outcomes such a devolution would enable.