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.

The Roman Numeral US L flag - L is for 50

Since L stands for 50, this Roman Numeral can be subbed for the canton. 

Here is another version where the stars are missing.  As L indicates 50 stars.

Roman Numeral iiii or iv

There are two forms for the Roman Number 4; it can be IV or III.  Most clocks use IIII for the 4th hour.  Also IIII can be found on the Roman Colosseum.  Note that the Roman Numeral quad-I maritime flag is composed of four colours.  Likewise there are already established four coloured maritime flags like Zulu and #9.  NATO's maritime flags for 'Division' and 'Squadron' also use four colours but of the same palette.   The IIII flag however, maintains its own palette.

Most but not all Roman Numeral clocks employ the IIII for the 4th hour.  You can see to the left a clock with IIII instead of IV.  One major exception is Big Ben's Clock Tower in London, that uses the official IV for the 4th hour time slot.

1988 in Roman Numeral Flags - Different Ways

Roman Numeral flags should be used in the composite form, but there are options.  Option number one is to use singular flags in a one to one ration of letters to flags.  This is long yet stylish.

Another way is to use them without substitute repeaters.  And finally the official way is to use repeaters as necessary.

Note that number L has the same form as the original international L flag, before it the blue section became black.

The Year 1999 in Maritime Roman Numeral Flags

Flags for numbers are noting new.  But here we have the International Roman Numerla Maritime Flags coding for years.  Above is the year 1999 and below is the year 1988 in the three different possible forms.  Also note there are additional substitute-repeater flags that have been added.

International Roman Numeral Maritime Signal Flags

Roman Numerals have a special place in modern society.  This ancient numerology of the West has traveled East and is truly an International System of Symbols.  As a consequence, there are now International Maritime Signal flags for this long honored classical system of symbols.

The design of the flags are based upon forlorn signals flags, that were used by the nations born in the after wake of the Rome Empire.  Most of these flags are derived from vexilloids conceived in the Austria-Hungarian Empire, the Keigsmarine, French Empires, United Kingdom and the United States.  Thus these new international maritime flags pay tribute to all their sacrifices, efforts, and most importantly, higher good.  All these nations are 'Children of the Roman Alphabet' and are dominantly tilted towards Western-Roman Astrology, than Eastern-Chinese Astrology.

Some of the flags are based upon permutations of the single, double, and triplet of the letter combinations.  Note that some Roman Numerals are solo indicators: L, V, and D.  However I, X, and M are clonal indicators, since they can form pairs and triplets.  Also included are Roman fractional symbols that were indicated by 'decimal' points or 'periods.'  Although modern math proclivities prefer reduced fractions, the fractions are kept in 'concordant denominations' so the Roman Fractional Decimals can be more easily understood.  Unfortunately, the fractional symbols are not taught in schools and it may be revelation that S represents "half."

International Maritime Flag for Infinity ∞

The International Maritime flag for Infinity ∞ uses all the colours of the available in the International Maritime Code of colours.  In this case it makes a red cross with four squares of white, blue, black, and yellow.