The Draper Plan = A Power Grab for California

Every so often, voices in California call for the split up of the state.  One of the primary reasons is to fix the states chronic problems.  However, in reality it can be seen as a political power grab for the Senate.  It is not fair that California only gets 2 Senate seats, but then California gets all those electoral college votes and power in the lower house. 

All in all California should fix her own problems.  Likewise a better plan would be to create internal quasi-states if California really wanted to separate.  California would remain as a state but have five internal prefects that would be nearly equivalent to states, but all under one governor, who would be more like a prime minister-governor with reduced powers to the provinces.  Thus California will have it both ways.  The Provincial Prefects would have the power within the state of California.  For example the state tax of California would be reduced to 1% while the provincial governors could set up taxes to whatever they like from 1% to setting a record at 12% or higher.

Nominally California's split up for Senate Power Grab would favor the Democratic Political Party.

Eventually this power grab could cause a chain reaction in states opposed to West Coast politics and Texas could counter such a political move.  Texas even has it written in their constitution that they could split up into five more states if need be.  With five new 'blue' states their would be five new 'red' states.  Additionally California would have more power over the government to come fix her own problems.

In this political cartoon, the flag of the US Senate is hanging over the Congressional Capital Building, to demonstrate this political process.