Good Luck Modoc

Two counties in northern California have submitted a petition for the right to form a 51st State of America, which they want to name Jefferson. They claim a lack of representation and that their grievances aren’t heard at state level.

The largely rural counties of Modoc and Siskiyou signed the petition. They are located on the border with Oregon and have a combined population of just over 50,000. The request was made to the secretaries of the state Assembly and Senate in Sacramento, the state capital of California.

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You might have better luck petitioning to become part of Oregon.

Really, though, culturally - and pretty much any other way - speaking, California should be three states, North, Central and South.

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.