On July 9, a California environmental group, the Planning and Conservation League, asked the California Supreme Court to remove Proposition 9 from the ballot. This is the initiative to split California into three states. The court is free to either hear the case or decide not to hear it. The lawsuit argues that a mere statutory initiative can’t split the state; that at a minimum, the initiative should at least have been a proposed constitutional amendment, not just a statute. Proposed initiatives to amend the California Constitution require signatures of 8% of the last gubernatorial vote, whereas statutory initiatives need 5% of the last gubernatorial vote.
The case is Planning & Conservation League v Padilla, S249859. On July 12, the California Supreme Court asked the proponent of the initiative to respond to the lawsuit.
How were 1821 MA (1820-1821 MO Compromise — bought 40 years for the Union) and 1863 VA (in Civil War) split — new ME and new WV ???
1787 USA Const —
4-3-1 New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; >>> but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State;<<>> without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.<<<
Another case in which *legislature* becomes a vote of the ststewide Electors-Voters ???
SEE SCOTUS in the recent AZ case.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise
1820-1821 machinations – bandaids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia_in_the_American_Civil_War
1861-1863 machinations – bandaids
SCOTUS hacks upheld the military force stuff in 1870.
What is the status of the secession initiative? That’s the one that really counts!
@CO,
The latest version is due in October. The first version died after the sponsor moved to Russia. He was replaced in promoting the New Kookistan by Cindy Sheehan which did not submit its petitions. The original sponsor is back leading the latest effort. The California National Party just held its latest (state) convention. The last report had it with 809 registered members.
New California anthem: “Breaking up is hard to do.”
WZ — how many BIG cash divorces per minute in Hollywood or in Nevada ???
So Senor Riley… will the secession initiative succeed?
Hmmm. What happened in that 1860-1861 secession effort ???
Answer – 750,000 plus DEAD in 1861-1865 and 13-14-15 Amdts in 1865-1870 –
at the actual/threatened point of Union Army bayonets in the ex-slave State legislatures and purges in the 39-42 USA Congresses — ie ratify the Amdts or else stuff.
@Monsieur CO,
The Yes California web site has a declaration of solidarity from the Baja California independence movement.
For predictors —
When will Mother Nature dump the leftwing CA/Mex coast into the Pacific Ocean —
IE T-H-E ULTRA BIG ONE earthquake — with or without some mega volcanoes ???
See wipeout of ancient Crete regime in Med. Sea by super-volcano / earthquakes — often on cable TV.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/California-s-three-way-split-Lawsuit-may-take-13067886.php
Machinations of the usual suspects.
See 2015 AZ SCOTUS case.
Danke Schoen, Herr Riley! Your information ist sehr gut! 🙂
See 2015 AZ SCOTUS case about *legislature* and voters stuff.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_State_Legislature_v._Arizona_Independent_Redistricting_Commission
THE 2015 SCOTUS CASE FROM AZ.