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11/18/03

Pull the Bull: A vison for Santa Cruz/Northern California

We can be the ring in the nose of the bull.  The Bull (the rest of the US/western world) may be very strong, and very obstinate, and it’s clearly pointed in the wrong direction now, but if we keep pulling it will eventually turn and go our way!

So, should Northern California cede/split from Southern California?  After all, right now Californians are severely under-represented in the US Senate, given our huge population, so splitting the state would be a boon for democratic representation.  Also, they got the recall to happen and elected Arnie, but we didn’t, so maybe now is a good time to have separate governors.

Of course, I don’t know if those SoCal folks will go along with it.  To them, it will just mean it’s harder to negotiate access to water.  But they could keep electing movie stars, and we could start moving in a new and better direction without having to drag them along all the time. Maybe, given the political and economic differences, we could even split into Costal and Inland California, instead of the oft-repeated North/South split. Or there could be four Californias. Anyway, San Francisco and Santa Cruz should not have to put up with all the rest of that nonsense -- we could easily have Peter Camejo for governor and Medea Benjamin as a US Senator. A SW Cal could even have Arianna for Gov, once they get over their Arnie silliness. I wonder how long the fission would take?

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