Immigration Bulletin:Kids in Cages?Separations at the Border?Calls to Abolish ICE?

The most noted lie produced by the Mainstream Media is a toddler crying because her mother was detained by a Border Patrol Agent. Truth is this little girl was kidnapped by her mother, trekked through the cruel unforgiving & hot desert going through cartel infested territory, hostile & poisonous fauna, & dangerous travel conditions(migrants have hopped on top of trains). Besides, such as young child could be crying because she wants to go home to her father(her mother separated her from her father).

Claims about "Kids in Cages" were photos from 2014-16, at the height of the 2014 Unaccompanied Minor Migrant Crisis. Even as President Trump signs executive order to prohibit separation of migrant families in detention facilities under "Zero Tolerance", the left-Democrats won't accept that because their ultimate desire is open borders, importing future Democrat voters.

Democrats have already lost support of the middle-class & moderates, their pivotal swing voters, so Democrats need a permanent under-class of destitute, ignorant welfare-dependent voters where middle & high income earners are forced to subsidies them while the political elites give themselves pay raises & luxurious lifestyles. Democrats could care less if middle or even high income earners live lower standards of living than the illegal alien parasites who vote Democrat.

The Democrats in a nutshell: Third-World illegal aliens first, including the most vicious cold-blooded "animals" known as MS-13.

There has never been a more evident different between Republican vs. Democrat. While Republicans are more likely to put American interests first, Democrats are more than likely to put 3rd World interests first. Democrat politicians even call for the abolition of ICE(Immigration & Customs Enforcement). Despite efforts from the Trump administration to ensure families remain together when facing eventual deportation, the left Democrats refuse to accept anything other than open borders & unlimited immigration from 3rd world.

Interesting Ideas on How to Accomplish Partitioning California

I know I've talked a lot about California partitions before on this blog but how could California possibly be partitioned? Issues include water rights, university/college systems, prisons, pensions, entitlements, etc. as reasons for opposing partition. I've heard about Tim Draper's proposal to split California in 3 but his proposal is deeply flawed & stupid.

Although the counties of San Diego, Orange, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Inyo, Mono, Kings, Tulare, Fresno, & Madera should certainly either form their own state or be transferred to neighboring state like Nevada & Arizona, the remaining two are deeply flawed as Upstate California would be forced under Bay Area rule. Plus, the above proposal would be overwhelmingly shot down as Conservatives fear creating two more Democrat states.

Tim Draper's proposed "South California" is almost identical to the 2011 proposal Jeff Stone made with the difference being Mariposa(not included in Draper's Proposal)(pictured left). Also, Draper's proposal neglects "State of Jefferson" as they would still be forced under Democrat rule. Most proposals for State of Jefferson have included some counties from Oregon(pictured right). I would name "South California" Mojave for better naming though.

Another option could include having counties of "South California" & "Jefferson" be transferred to neighboring states such as Arizona, Nevada, & Oregon. Arizona would receive following counties of San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, & San Bernardino south of the 35th parallel. Nevada would receive counties such as San Bernardino north of the 35th parallel, Kern, Mono, Inyo, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Plumas*, Lassen*, Modoc*, Shasta*, Tehama*, Butte*, & Glenn*. Oregon would receive counties such as Del Norte, Siskiyou, Trinity, Humboldt, Mendocino, Plumas*, Lassen*, Modoc*, Shasta*, Tehama*, Butte*, & Glenn*. *=Counties that could be transferred to Oregon or Nevada depending upon negotiations.

These two proposals depend on how negotiations go. It's likely next year that Democrats in California will not have a 2/3rds majority necessary to raise taxes for Gavin Newsom's "Single-Payer" healthcare proposal. It's no secret California's been horribly mismanaged & unions have influenced it's state politics! How could the Democrat dominated legislature possibly consent to allowing "South California" & Jefferson to split away from California?

This has made me think about Donald Trump's recent meeting with Kim Jong Un of North Korea in convincing the latter to de-nuclearize & improve conditions for his people. Kim Jong Un want's to be accepted by the World & have a seat at the "Big Guys" table. The Korea Summit Trump made it in Kim Jong Un's best interest to accept Trump's deal.

I've been thinking, in the likely even of a Gavin Newsom Gubernatorial victory in California, Trump could make a deal & give many things Gavin Newsom wants. Newsom has shown himself to be narcissistic just like Kim Jong Un. Newsom also want to implement something called "Single-Payer" healthcare which would cost $400 billion. Plus, there are over $200 billion in unfunded liabilities(forget the budget surplus) & massive debt California has.

Gavin Newsom likes to be the most popular guy in town. He is also a big party boy as well. Given how power mad California's One-Party political establishment is, it will be a challenge for Donald Trump to convince them to surrender certain counties either to form two new states or join neighboring states. Here are some points of negotiation & leverage Donald Trump's administration can use to convince California Democrats to play ball.

Democrats would have a safe 2/3rds supermajority to raise taxes(to pay for Single-Payer)
Single-Payer healthcare is one of Gavin Newsom's promises made to Progressive voters. Though the 2018 elections will likely result in Gavin Newsom becoming Governor, California's state legislature will likely not have democrats having more than 2/3rds for both chambers necessary to raise taxes. A handful of State Assembly seats held by Democrats are likely to be flipped by GOP challengers, eliminating Democrat's 2/3rds supermajority. Plus, even some Democrats in the State Assembly have rejected Single-Payer due to it's $400 billion price tag. Should South California & Jefferson be formed or counties from those proposed states get transferred to other neighboring states, Democrats in both chambers would have larger majorities in their state legislature. Also, given that most California voters oppose the Gas Tax hike that Gavin Newsom supports, Newsom could even consider allowing certain GOP-leaning counties to leave with certain conditions. Even if California doesn't partition, a deal could be reached with State Assembly Republicans to improve conditions for certain regions to California & make it more affordable.

Gavin Newsom has a massive ego & is very narcissistic, having the desire to be popular
Gavin Newsom seems to be making the 2018 Gubernatorial race about himself & about his opposition to Donald Trump. Should the 2018 midterms become a disaster for Democrats, Gavin Newsom may feel like it's in his own best interest to allow South California & Jefferson to secede from California & form their own states if trump offers Newsom a great deal such as Health & Human Services agreeing to fund part of Newsom's universal Health Care proposal as well as pay off some of California's pension liabilities while handing over some of the debt to Jefferson & South California. Gavin Newsom just like Kim Jong Un wants to be universally liked & given how the Korea summit went, Gavin Newsom will likely have to negotiate with Trump & with some Assembly & Senate GOP members to accomplish some goals.

Trump & Congress could agree to pay off much of the unfunded liabilities & pay off some of California's state debt as well as assign portions of that debt to the newly created states based upon respective GDPs
California has an embarrassing unfunded liabilities problem as well as massive debt. California also has untapped natural resources restricted because of crazy environmentalist interest groups. The federal government could take control of the natural resources of California to pay off unfunded liabilities & debts as well as agree to fund some of the water storage programs & desalination. California also has the highest gas prices not just because of Gas Tax but because of Cap n Trade regulations. If Trump can convince Gavin Newsom & the Democrats of an alternative that does not not place burden on cost of living & business, then a deal can be made to replace cap n trade with a revenue neutral Carbon Tax that does not place undue burden on economy.

Interstate Compacts can be made to solve issues such as water rights, education, prisons, entitlements, etc.
California's state legislature could voice their concerns associated with partition with the federal government establishing interstate compacts such as giving California some of Jefferson's water rights & building more water storage, colleges giving in-state tuition to those from the partitioned states(California, South California, Jefferson) & treating them as one university system for a certain amount of time. The federal government can partially manage some of the entitlements for California's state government so people as a result of partition don't have to worry about losing them. In some cases, prisoners can be transferred to federal prisons if they cannot be transferred to a suitable prison of their residence.

California as part of the deal could act like 3 separate states but be one state for Federal purposes
Instead of having 3 states outright, California could instead have three different state legislatures & three different executives as another option with each making their own laws & regulations. Another option would be to give autonomy to South California & Jefferson, exempting them from some of California's laws & regulations. Of course, County & Local governments should be given greater autonomy & sway: http://roditisforcontroller.com/trickle-up-taxation/

California could model itself after Switzerland where instead of having one chief executive, there could be 5 with 3 of them being election by region & top two vote getters being voted at large. Plus, the functions of the state legislature would be restricted with county & local governments establishing tax policy & the state government collecting 30% of tax revenues. While the state legislature would make laws, the county & local governments would mostly implement them.

If you'd like to know if there is a plan for partition according to the way being done via Article 4, Section 3?:

https://www.newcaliforniastate.com/

http://soj51.org/

Above are links for two movements to breakaway from the Los Angeles-San Francisco Axis of Power. Unlike Tim Draper's proposals to partition California via ballot initiative without any plan of governance, New California & Jefferson will do it based on Constitutional means. New California already is in the process of establishing it's state government. What's needed is for California's state legislature to be given an incentive, a deal to allow partition. Trump is a master negotiator & I'm certain with him negotiating a great deal & with a stronger GOP majority in the U.S. Senate next year, this will be possible.

Another alternative could be Congress invoking Article 4, Section 4 Guarantee Clause by forcing states to give greater autonomy to local & county governments & scale back burdensome regulations causing people to flee to other states. This would apply to other Solid Democrat states as well.

How the GOP led Federal Government can improve life for people in large Democrat run states.

States such as California, Illinois, New York, & New Jersey for examples have been run terrible by long Democrat rule of their legislatures, dominated by unions & special interests. For example, Illinois is ruled firmly by Chicago due to it's large population & no incentives for the Illinois state government to change it's terrible ways.

Calls for partition of states like California, New York, & Illinois have been made but so far, this seems unlikely. What is more likely is for the U.S. Congress to pass Taxing & Spending incentives & conditions for bailouts to influence the decisions of certain state governments. Just as all states have had a Drinking Age of 21 since the late 1980's thanks to their desire to meet conditions for receiving Federal Transportation Funds, certain legislation can be passed to encourage states like New York, California, & Illinois to get their act together & stop special interest influence.

Another tool that can be used is Article IV, Section IV Guarantee Clause:
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened), against domestic Violence.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of Luther v. Borden(1849), interpretation has been left up to Congress & to a certain extent the Executive Branch.

Another option could include conditions for paying off state government's debts & pension problems. Conditions could include making states affordable for middle class families, reducing the cost of living, including school choice, curbing union power, & repealing rationing laws.

What's so amazing about President Donald Trump is his ability to make deals so that figures previously hostile to American interests can be convinced to see it Trump & America's way. Trump can make Democrat dominated legislatures to be more fair to other disaffected regions & reform regulations crippling business rights & increase cost of living by agreeing to pay off debts such as funding pension liabilities, exchanging federal land for policy reforms, etc.

Tyrannical dictatorships always need incentives to change & President Trump has shown Kim Jong Un the best path is to denuclearize & reform policies to improve North Korea's quality of life to become a part of the economic community.

The end result of how these deals are achieved concerning Blue States such as California, New York, & Illinois may result in partition with deals being made with the state Democrats of those states. Trump's best way of subduing his adversaries is to make them think it is in their best interests to play ball with this deal.

It may seem like right now that Democrats will never accept deals no matter what but the truth is that depending on the 2018 midterm results, some Democrats might just feel pressured to change course & accept certain deals.

A brilliant idea here is this guy here named Konstantinos Roditis has called for a brilliant plan called "Trickle-Up-Taxation". http://roditisforcontroller.com/trickle-up-taxation/

Under this system, County & Local governments would set tax rates while the State government would receive a cut of 30% of the tax revenues for example. This would take power away from the centralized Sacramento Democrat majority legislature dominated by public sector unions. The state government would be establishing the blueprint but implementation would be done by local & county municipalities.

I would also recommend Congress pass laws justified by Article 4, Section 4(Guarantee Clause) prohibiting Public Sector Union involvement in political spheres. Public Sector Unions have been able to dominate California statewide politics by receiving forced union dues.

https://www.craighuey.com/stop-voter-fraud-now/
Another great idea is for Congress to pass strict laws against voter fraud under the guise of protecting voters from having their voice reduced because of non-citizens & illegal aliens voting. In fact, California would be more competitive if voter fraud was non-existent. If Congress could pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which removed barriers to African-Americans voting, Congress should require Strict Voter ID for every election in this country.

Another law Congress could pass should include marginalized regions suffering from bad policies in states such as California(Upstate, Inland Empire, Orange-San Diego, Central Valley), Illinois(Forgottonia, Southern region), & New York(Upstate) in which the Federal government could intervene on behalf of marginalized regions & allow them to be exempted from certain regulations & laws impeding on their way of life. For example, if certain laws or regulations are burdensome for different regions of large states such as minimum wage, environmental laws, firearms policy, etc. hurting rural communities, then the federal government can intervene & exempt certain regions from those laws & regulations to improve quality of life.
http://www.agenda21radio.news/2018/06/12/are-some-states-headed-for-splitsville-movement-grows-to-allow-sections-of-states-to-break-away/
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3130497
I get these ideas from these two links above. If Congress were to pass laws protecting businesses from burdensome regulations that raise the cost of living, disaffected regions would not be seeing state split movements because legislatures caring about certain narrowed interests won't be allowed to make life more expensive & difficult for disaffected regions.

In response to a law I heard was passed in California that would in several years lead to limiting households to 55 gallons of water per day, Congress should also pass a law that only allows rationing in times of emergency such as droughts, war, etc. but limits would have to be reasonable as not to needlessly damage the quality of life. More water storage & desalination should be tried first before any rationing be considered. Water conservation is very important to states like California but the average water usage in California is between 90-105 gallons of water daily. The tyrannical state government has imposed a limit so burdensome to daily life that it may even violate 9th & 14th amendment rights as it becomes so intrusive. You can't shower & do laundry on same day with this arbitrary limit!

It would be interesting & cool to see California split the the map above instead of Tim Draper's stupid & flawed proposal. California splitting up is very unlikely but there is potential for the federal government to intervene & protect marginalized regions to improve their quality of life. States such as California, Illinois, & New York legislative interests are centered around very few areas in major cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, & New York City. Virginia has also started becoming a Democrat-leaning state thanks to the influx of bureaucrats in the Northern region(Washington D.C. Metropolitan area) as well as immigration.

Given that many municipalities & counties in California have risen up to certain Democrat policies such as Sanctuary State, Konstantinos Roditis' idea of Trickle-Up-Taxation could save California from hell & make not just Conservatives happy but also Moderates & even progressives as well, given local governments do things better.

Unlikely GOP pickup for U.S. Senate Seat in New Jersey

Many would expect in a Solid Democrat state such as New Jersey for Democrat incumbent Senator Bob Menedez(pictured left) to sail straight to easy victory in November but unfortunately for Menedez his GOP challenger Bob Hugin(pictured right) could very well unseat Menedez due to Menedez's terrible ethics record.

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/06/08/gop-senate-nominee-in-nj-reaches-out-to-democrats/

Even though Hugin is more of a centrist than a MAGA conservative, he is miles better than any obstructionist Democrat in the U.S. Senate. Hugin's centrist strategy in my view will make Democrats comfortable voting for Hugin over Menedez.

Before I get into how this race will be competitive, I will explain why Bob Menedez is so vulnerable. As early as 2015, Menendez has been on trial on federal corruption charges as he is alleged to have given favors to a Florida doctor by the name of Solomon Melgen in exchange for gifts such as campaign donations & private flights. Menedez's trial has ended in a hung jury with the U.S. Department of Justice dropping all charges by January of 2018. That doesn't mean Menedez won't be safe from being unseated in his tough bid for re-election & Bob Hugin has made it clear he will challenge Menedez on his corrupt dealings.

In case you don't know Hugin's background, he is the Executive Chair of Celegene Corporation, a business specializing in discovery, development, & commerce of medicines for cancer & inflammatory health problems. Hugin also met with President Donald Trump back in late January 2017 to discuss lowering of drug prices for example, so it gives me an idea of what skills Hugin will bring to the U.S. Senate should be get elected.

Hugin has also mentioned New Jersey is ranked dead last for federal funds it receives proportionate to the tax revenues they send to the Federal Government.

I'm not expecting a hard-core MAGA Conservative here but just someone who believes in common sense government that is a foreign concept to Senator Bob Menendez.

In fact, there was a virtually unknown primary challenger(Lisa McCormack;pictured right) who managed to win 38% of the primary vote. She didn't even spend $5,000 against a very powerful incumbent U.S. Senator(pictured left).

Bob Menedez according to a Fairleigh Dickinson University poll http://publicmind.fdu.edu/2018/180525/final.pdf has a mere 4 point lead over Hugin with 46% undecideds. my bet here is that many Bernie-style Progressives won't even vote for Menedez. In fact, so many Democrats won't even consider voting for Bob Menedez.

Bob Hugin may not be the super-Trump conservative but for a Blue State like New Jersey, Hugin has the ability to attract many Democrat & Independent moderate voters disaffected with the mainstream Democratic Party. If Bob Hugin gets elected(unseating Bob Menedez) & ecome massively popular, he could even consider running for Governor of New Jersey in 2021.

How California should apportion their state legislature

Given that California is the largest state by population but will most likely never be partitioned, an interesting Idea I have is to have California divided into 5 regions for apportionment of state legislative districts for Assembly & Senate. Assembly districts will be drawn based on population & the number of assemblymen will be based upon each region's population; for example if Los Angeles has the highest population, it will have the most assemblymen assigned to it. Each region will however have an equal number of State Senators & the total number of the State Senate's membership shall be divisible by the number of regions(5); State Senate districts will still be based on population but each region will have the same number of Senators regardless of population.

Having this system will ensure balance of power similar to how the U.S. Congress is established with House seats based on population while there are two Senators per state. Forget the U.S. Supreme Court ruling such a measure is unconstitutional because America was established as a Constitutional Republic, not a "One Man, One Vote" Democracy!

California has always had 40 Senators & 80 Assembly-people since 1879 built into it's constitution. However, it's become destructive to freedom in California as Democrats hold a permanent majority in California's state legislature. Each Assembly & Senate district represent roughly 450k & 900k respectively. Regions like the Central Valley, Inland Empire, & Upstate are deprived of proper representation with San Francisco Bay Area liberals dominating much of California's state politics.

The map pictured above shows five different regions in which Assembly & Senate districts will be apportioned in. Following regions will be named Mojave, Los Angeles, California, San Francisco, & Jefferson. Below I will list each of the region's counties, total population*, total number of Assembly seats, & population per regional Senate districts. *=estimates

Number of Assembly seats will be 200(197,500) while the number of Senate seats will be 80(each region having 16 senate seats). Senate districts would be drawn based on the region's population divided by 16.

Mojave

Counties: San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino
Population: 7.73 million
Assembly Seats: 39
Population per Senate District: 483,125

Los Angeles

Counties: Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura

Population: 13.88 million

Assembly Seats: 70

Population per Senate District: 867,500

California

Counties: Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, Monterey, San Benito, Kings, Tulare, Inyo, Fresno, Merced, Madera, Mono, Mariposa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tuolume, Calaveras, Amador, Alpine, Sacramento, El Dorado, Placer, Yolo

Population: 7.688 million

Assembly Seats: 39

Population per Senate District: 480,500

San Francisco

Counties: Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Sonoma, Napa

Population: 8.7 million

Assembly Seats: 44

Population per Senate District: 543,750

Jefferson

Counties: Mendocino, Lake, Sutter, Colusa, Yuba, Nevada, Sierra, Butte, Glenn, Plumas, Tehama, Lassen, Shasta, Trinity, Humboldt, Modoc, Siskiyou, Del Norte

Population: 1.7 million

Assembly Seats: 8

Population per Senate District: 106,250

The only region to have more State Senators than Assembly seats would be Jefferson. While Los Angeles would have the strongest sway over the Assembly, Jefferson would have the strongest sway over the Senate.

This model would give balance of power in large states like California so the most populated region does not hold too much legislative power. The founding fathers of America establish a bicameral Congress where the most populace states had an advantage in the Lower Chamber(House of Representatives) while the least populace states had an advantage in the Upper Chamber(Senate).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_v._Sims

Forget about the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision demanding State Senators be based on "One Man, One Vote" principles as America is supposed to be a Constitutional Republic, not a Democracy. With Donald Trump appointing rock-ribbed conservative judges, Reynolds v. Sims could be overturned.

Credit for the map goes to https://ynot1989.deviantart.com/

Why the RNC & other nationwide GOP organizations support making California GOP again

California has been viewed as a lost cause by many conservatives due to the declining GOP status & lack of party leadership in that state. Plus, the GOP at the national level has viewed California as merely a "donor" state despite California having 55 electoral votes favoring Democrats.

Also, Democrats rely heavily on flipping several GOP held seats in California(ones Hillary Clinton won) to win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives & since primary turnout has not been too kind in these GOP held districts for Democrats, the chances of a "Blue Wave" taking hold of Congress is looking more like a virtual impossibility. Not only that but there are also several Democrat held seats such as Districts 3(John Garamendi), 7(Ami Bera), 9(Jerry McNerney), 16(Jim Costa), 24(Salud Carbajal), 26(Julia Brownley), 31(Pete Aguilar), 36(Raul Ruiz), 41(Mark Takano)*, & 52(Scott Peters)* making a total sum of 10 potential pick-ups for GOP. Of course, I don't fully expect all of these seats to get flipped but all of them had all but 2 Democrat incumbents receiving under 55% of primary vote and given the momentum is favoring Republicans, that's not too good for Democrats. *=incumbent Democrats receiving more than 55% of primary vote. Plus a few of these seats have been targeted by the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Of course, the only GOP held seat in California to have Democrats outperforming Republicans was in 49th District currently represented by Darrell Issa(pictured right, retiring) but just by 52-48% margain. Diane Harkey(pictured right) has made it to Top Two & is a strong conservative candidate that should have no problem retaining this seat for the GOP due to her principles & positions.

There was another well known GOP candidate who ran and lost badly to succeed Darrell Issa and his name is Rocky Chavez, California Assemblyman. Chavez is considered to be the WORST Republican in California's State Legislature, voting for Cap & Trade as well a flip-flopping between left & right wing causes. Had Chavez made the Top Two, Democrats would have had an easier time flipping California's 49th Congressional District simply because Rocky RINO Chavez is not just God awful but Satan awful for Republicans & Conservatives!
https://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/politics/veers-to-the-left-and-right-didnt-go-over-well-for-chavez-and-gaspar/ If you click on the following link & read the article, this will send a strong, strict message for Republicans who try pandering to the left that it doesn't pay politically for GOP to pander to the rabid left!


I have to Congratulate John Cox for not just winning the Top Two primary as the GOP nominee but also taking positive stances in opposing high taxes & sanctuary state status.
http://aschaper1.blogspot.com/2018/06/john-cox-better-than-kashkari-and.html

John Cox may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but he at least is miles better than Meg Whitman & Neel Kashkari. Mr. Cox, you sir have a great chance to stop Gavin Newsom from becoming governor of California & save California for generations to come! Also, should you Mr. Cox become our next governor, Democrats will NEVER have the chance to take back the House of Representatives because with John Cox as governor, Republicans are gonna want to move back to California & that means further victories for Republicans in the near future.

I know you can win Mr. John H. Cox, you're far better than Meg Whitman & Neel Kashari, and I believe you can produce a massive blowout victory against Gavin Newsom come November! May God bless you!

If California must be partitioned, how can it be properly done?

Let's face it, California is among the least governable states in the nation. Crazy ass policies that have given Democrats their gradual victory in their war-of-attrition against political opposition. However, the above map(credit given to Deviant art user YNot1989) appears to be the most practical way of partitioning California as negotiating with Democrats will be necessary. How can this happen you might ask? California has huge pension & liability problems & is made ungovernable by special interests.

California's State Assembly & Senate districts represent 450k & 900k people respectively, putting the California State Legislature at the mercy of special interests, something John Cox has rallied against. My theory here is some Democrats could accept this deal if they come under some hard pressure such as Congress & the White House establishing conditions for solving California's pension crisis the same federal funds are given as long as states meet certain conditions.

Tim Draper(pictured left) has proposed splitting California into 3 states(pictured right) but there are some complications here. I like the idea but there needs to be a plan/transition to ensure the problems associated with partitioning California are remedied such as establishing interstate compacts for water, Medical, pensions, etc to ensure people don't lose state benefits as a result of partition. As for California's debt, succeeding states will share that debt based on their GDP so for example the succeeding state with the highest GDP will inherit the greatest debt burden.

How could the Democrat controlled California State Legislature possibly agree to any partition? For starters, the federal funding & bailouts they receive will come with certain conditions they must meet such as reducing burdensome regulations, making the state more affordable for business, improving the quality of life, ensuring carbon regulations do not have negative impacts on economic success, implement safeguards against voter fraud, reform legislation like CEQA(flaws in this law have resulted in low housing supply & unaffordability), eliminate water rationing laws & build comprehensive water storage facilities, ensure money goes to fixing roads, expanding freeways, & reducing traffic, repealing mandatory vaccination laws that do not include "credible concern" exemptions, ensuring school choice & prohibiting any kind of compulsory education unless students are between the ages of 6 & 18, repealing soft-on-crime laws like AB109, Prop 47, & Prop 57, & establishing reasonable Taxing & Spending policies that don't burden the middle class, and stop pro-illegal immigration policies attracting illegal aliens.

California's government has spent itself into such financial hell they wind up dependent on federal money. However, he who pays the piper makes the rules! For example, every US state has a standard Drinking Age of 21 as a result of federal transportation funding rules with those rules being enforced. The reason sanctuary cities have defied federal law prohibiting federal funding for sanctuary cities/states is because these rules have not been enforced with the Trump administration starting to enforce defunding of sanctuary cities.

Of course, conditions for federal funding are the most practical way at influencing California's government to behave itself without having to be partitioned. However, if California is to be partitioned, the most practical way is according to this map:

Here are the following successor states mentioned here:

Mojave would be comprised from San Diego, Imperial, Riverside, & San Bernardino counties & most likely be a conservative-leaning state similar to Arizona & North Carolina. This state is known for it's deserts, US military testing & manufacturing.

Los Angeles would be comprised from Orange, Los Angeles, & Ventura counties. This would most likely be the most populace state politically similar to New Mexico, Oregon, & Washington. While Democrats would hold legislative power, there would be a strong Republican base able to survive politically.

California would be comprised of the Central Valley & Upper Coastal Counties from Santa Barbara to the Santa Clarita Valley. New California would be politically similar to Midwestern battleground states such as Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, & Pennsylvania. New California would be the agricultural wonder of the Western United States.

San Francisco would be comprised of the Bay area counties. San Francisco would politically be a Safe Democrat state similar to Massachusetts & Illinois. San Francisco has the highest housing costs West of the Mississippi & so many people there can't afford housing.

Jefferson would be comprised of counties north of the Bay & Sacramento areas. Jefferson would be a Safe Republican state much like Montana. Jefferson has vast water & lumber resources but environmentalist fiends have held Jefferson's resources hostage.

California is so socially, politically, & economically diverse that even Democrats in California would be in favor of such as partition. Even the Democrat state legislature could agree to this if the right deals are made such as solving the state's pension & unfunded liabilities as well as paying off some of California's debts. These could also be paid for by federalizing California's natural resources & overriding any state regulations obstructing such refinement.

Of course, if California is to be partitioned, the following Interstate Compacts must be formed:

• Water resources will be connected to a Federally approved interstate compact between succeeding states
• MediCal benefits made before official partitions would be handled by the Federally supervised Interstate Compact while succeeding states would form their own agencies with future benefits being handled by said agencies.
• Pension programs such as CalPers would be placed under a Federal Interstate Compact while state employees would be either transferred to succeeding state agencies or be given unemployment benefits until proper employment can be found.
• Statewide University systems would be placed under a temporary compact where students & staff would be protected under if they were enrolled before the partition
• California's debts would be shared among each succeeding state based on GDP. For example, the succeeding state with the highest GDP would inherit the most amount of debt.

On the other hand, I don't think it's necessary to partition California to make California better but have the Federal Government pay off California's unfunded liabilities & debts if it agrees to certain terms & conditions.

https://www.newcaliforniastate.com/

While I've heard about a new movement to have San Diego-Orange coastline, Inland Empire, Central Valley, & Upstate regions breakaway from the L.A.-Bay Area regions, this movement could have Congress pass some measures forcing California to abide by certain terms & conditions before receiving federal funding. These rules could also apply to other poorly governed Democrat run states such as Illinois & New York.

While partition of large states is unlikely, having Congress establish incentives for state governments to reform themselves to be more accountable to their taxpayers could make these states much better places to live in. For example, people who left California may want to come back. I'll illustrate the terms & conditions part & what Congress should do in another blog post.

California Open Primary results: Disappointments & Silver Linings

I was all shook up & disappointed Travis Allen lost. However, John Cox was endorsed by President Donald Trump & even with that endorsement, it showed that Anti-Trump sentiment in California is not as strong as people think. John Cox does talk a lot about how un-affordable California has become with high taxes, excessive regulations, housing crisis due to low supply, vicious litigation, mismanagement & waste of bureaucracy, special interests, corruption & cronyism, etc.

I watched his victory speech on Youtube Wednesday June 6 morning & made historic remarks rebuking Gavin Newsom & the California Democrats stating "Donald Trump didn't create our housing crisis. Donald Trump didn't make our schools 45th in the nation...

Donald Trump didn't make us the poverty capital and the homeless capital of the country, and the laughingstock of the country."

Cox also described his race against Gavin Newsom as the difference between Venezuela vs. California Dream. Bold statement right there. May not be charismatic but John Cox does take a lot of great policy positions & he does appear to have some skin in the game. My biggest concern about him was his ability to win in November & turn California around. With a unified GOP & a divided Democrat Party, I now feel John Cox has a shot. Teamwork is very important here as Travis Allen supporters must not only put aside differences but Travis Allen should be the one to collect signatures for the ballot initiatives that will make California prosperous again. After all, being Governor is a busy job & I sort of thought one man couldn't be both Governor & collect signatures at the same time.

Another thing here is State Senator Josh Newman(D) was successful recalled by a huge margin due to his vote for higher taxes & spending. Former assemblywoman Ling Ling Chang has won the recall election to replace Josh Newman in California's 29th State Senate District, ending the 2/3rds Democrat Supermajority in the Upper Chamber. That means no more tax increases can be passed without voter approval! Even if the composition of the California State Senate remains the same, Republicans are expected to flip several California Assembly seats(depriving Democrats of a veto-proof supermajority) & even Democrat held U.S. Congressional seats. In the event John Cox becomes Governor(if he does), the California State Legislature will be unable to override any vetoes without Republican votes.

While GOP was locked out of the Senate & Lt. Governor races, four Republicans have made the Top Two such as Judge Steve Bailey for Attorney General(top left), Mark Meuser for Secretary of State(top right), Konstantinos Roditis for State Controller(bottom left), & Steve Poizner for Insurance Commissioner(bottom right) however Poizner is running as an independent & was formerly a Republican.

Even though I was hoping for Travis Allen to win, I now think God has other intentions for Travis Allen such as being the next Chairman of the California GOP & collecting signatures for ballot initiatives. To the right is Carl DeMaio, the anti-gas tax activist & responsible for leading the effort to recall State Senator Josh Newman. Hopefully John Cox picks DeMaio as Chief of Staff.

There are some reasons making sense as to why Travis Allen did so poorly though:

http://rightondaily.com/2018/06/from-a-friend-in-orange-county-why-travis-allen-finished-4th/

Plus, Travis Allen started without the name recognition needed to run for Governor. John Cox had the sufficient name recognition & the connections to unify the GOP in California. Plus, California is centrist in nature & Trumpist style campaigning is insufficient. John Cox has also looked to Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland as an example & has also adopted Socially Conservative positions.

I also came across a tweet from someone by the name of Kambree Kahawine Koa(@KamVTV) explaining the strategy behind Cox's 2nd place victory:

How did John Cox win 2nd in Cali? He campaigned for 15 months. Went to cities & spoke directly to citizens when no one knew. He didn’t say meet at the corner of 4th/ 5th. He played a sly game and met with Dems/Rep and Ind before he became known. That is strategy #NeverNewsom

This actually makes perfect sense & sounds like someone who cares enough about our state to put up effort. Could Cox have been playing some 4d chess to trick Gavin Newsom into boosting him by pretending to be a lame RINO who Gavin thought he could beat? Who knows? We'll understand more as the next 5 months roll by.

There are two polls listed with one showing Cox & Newsom tied while Newsom has 42% & Cox 32%, a mere 10 point difference. Of course, these polls were made back in March.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_gubernatorial_election,_2018#Polling_2

This is even more competitive than several U.S. Senate races in states Donald Trump won. If this was back in March & John Cox was playing some 4-D Chess, imagine what California's Gubernatorial race would look like in September-November. Plus, with Gavin Newsom possibly having a false sense of security, John Cox with the help of Californians wanting solutions to their problems could very well take the Governors mansion.

Given John Cox has been affected by problems such as traffic, broken roads, water shortages, and crippling regulations causing housing industry stagnation, I can fully expect Cox to put effort into the game and have the heart to change California for the better by becoming Governor, just as Larry Hogan did for Maryland in 2014. John Cox has also spoken very much as if he want to win because deep in his heart he understands California's problems will only get worse without him being elected Governor of California.

As for California, its time for the silent supermajority to unite behind John Cox with Travis Allen & Carl DeMaio leading grassroots efforts to collect signatures for ballot initiatives while John Cox calls for special elections on these issues.