# Divide California into six states?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divide-california-into-six-states/693936>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [July 24, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divide-california-into-six-states/693936 "2014-07-24T14:35:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divide-california-into-six-states/693936/141 "2014-08-01T16:55:33Z")

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> [@Martin\_Hyde](#):
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> If we’re going to be cutting States up the reality is we should be removing some States as well.

I would totally support just giving Texas back to Mexico. 😃

> [@Broomstick](#):
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> There has long been a notion of making the Upper Peninsula of Michigan a separate state from the lower one.

Yeah but that makes sense, the glove isn’t enough touching the dragon! 😉

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divide-california-into-six-states/693936/142 "2014-08-03T02:16:15Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> Good Lord, do I have to explain the joke?

> [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](#):
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> The [State of Jefferson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_%28Pacific_state%29) was proposed in 1941 and would have comprised the CA/OR border area.

Apparently you do…

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2014, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divide-california-into-six-states/693936/143 "2014-08-03T13:22:41Z")

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> [@BrainGlutton](#):
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> Why a duck?

Chico mode: You can’ta sinka duck. Dey floata.

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