BREAKING NEWS – Sacramento, California – A seemingly long-shot proposal to split California into six smaller U.S. states cleared a major hurdle this week, with the golden state’s secretary of state’s office saying that proponents “may begin collecting petition signatures.” The initiative is sponsored by Silicon Valley venture capitalist Tim Draper, and he contends that ”political representation of California’s diverse population and economies has rendered the state nearly ungovernable.” The proposal will basically divide the most populated state into smaller states, so people can interact with others that have a similar mindset. Each new state will be made up of either weirdoes, freaks, drifters, geeks, phonies, or actors and actresses that are closet republicans.