California has a long history of trying to tear itself apart. Since it joined the Union in 1850, there have been dozens of proposals to break up the state. The latest, put forward by technology investor Tim Draper, envisages dividing it into six separate states. Nobody is giving the plan much chance. But if Draper wins enough backers to force a vote, California may end up debating an issue that really does have the potential to destroy the Golden State: water.
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