In any epoch and in any culture, the human mind displays a
marked tendency to accept the status quo as the default—being so ensconced in
fact that efforts at real change almost inevitably face formidable road-blocks.
In this essay, I analyze the 2014 failed ballot-petition that would have put
the proposal of breaking California into six separate states to Californians. I
contend that the proponents could alternatively have taken up a more optimal
alternative—one much easier to put into effect. Interestingly, that idea comes
from the E.U. rather than the U.S.
