It would overall be beneficial to humanity if California was blown off the face of the Earth

1) Obama and the Raiders If there is one thing my opponent and I can agree on, it’s the complete irrelevance of both Republicans and the Oakland Raiders. We are both happy to concede these two arguments in the hopes that neither group need be brought up again. 2) If California was gone, all those hippies would be gone I’m afraid Pro’s solutions to a sudden drop in the hippie population wouldn’t save us. See, once Hollywood is destroyed and those few remaining film producers are rushing for replacements, all those art and photography majors will suddenly be in high demand. Also, losing Hacky Sacs would mean losing the World Freestyle Footbagging Championships [http://tinyurl.com...], and I don’t think any of us are ready for that. Pro’s right about one thing, though: we could still get weed from Mexicans...if he wasn’t trying to keep them out of the country! Like he said, with California gone, there’s no way they’ll risk crossing into Texas or Arizona. They wouldn’t even want to leave Mexico anymore, since they’ll have all of our precious, precious weed. 3) "No family would ever take their young children through Vegas!" I assume Pro isn’t talking about single fathers, because I think we all know what they would choose between gambling and their kids [http://tinyurl.com...]. Mothers might be a little trickier to get on board, but once they find out gambling is good for a baby’s development [http://tinyurl.com...], you can be damn sure that roulette tables will start coming equipped with high chairs. 4) If California was gone, pollution would plummet Even if we aren’t considering the gigantic environmental impact of blowing up California, including the massive gas cloud, the nuclear fallout, the debris, tsunamis, and earthquakes, there is still an environmental advantage to keeping California around. That’s because those green state rankings aren’t based solely off of pollution output, but also on green jobs and technologies produced within the states, which would all be obliterated along with California. Without them, we’d be counting on greener states like Idaho for our new green technology. Idaho... Idaho. 5) No California, no Kardashians I’m afraid Pro has to make up his mind here. We can take out California, New York, and Florida without giving people time to evacuate, ridding ourselves of the Kardashians but also losing DDO’s favorite bench (and Kobe and Griffin, too; they both live in California. I checked. Don’t ask how. It’s not your concern.). On the other hand, we can first give people time to escape, saving imabench but letting loose the hoards of hippies, bloggers, Kardashians, Schwarzeneggers, and seniors that call California, NY, and Florida their home. Either way, life as we know it will no longer be worth living. 6) "Celebrities have houses in states all over the US, not just in California!" Pro’s right, not all the celebrities live in California. Some live in...New York and Florida. NOW CHOOSE! 7) If California was gone Arizona would border the ocean... I forgot Arizona was a state until just now. We should probably continue doing as little to help them as possible, lest they start believing we care. 8) If California was gone, that would be one less place for Illegal immigrants to make their way into the US... Trust me, you don’t want their jobs. They earn their money [http://tinyurl.com...]. 10/14) If California was gone, that would be 38 million people that the government would not have to spend money on...California creates the most debt in the nation...California [is] the worst state in the nation in terms of regulating businesses would be gone... How are Blockbuster and AOL still around? Who knows, economics is complicated. The point is, the numbers show California making a net profit as a state, so it’s not going anywhere. And neither is Google; do you understand what two hours without gmail would do to our country [Video 1, 0:38]? http://www.youtube.com... As for all the hotties in California, they are not as unattainable as Pro would have you believe. I know it seems daunting but trust me DDO, there are women out there who will eventually be worn down enough from your Star Wars facts and mouth breathing to give you a shot. I speak from experience [Video 2, turn your volume up]. http://www.youtube.com...11) If California was gone, then China would have to go that much further to invade the US mainland Not to worry. If the way Japan tackles invasion is any indication, the Chinese won’t be coming by plane or car [http://tinyurl.com...]. What we do need to worry about is being able to satisfy their insatiable love of crazy outfits, tour bus sightseeing, and weird sexual fetishes. Now, if only we had a state that could satisfy all of that... 13) "When the robots rise up I think it would be best to have the guy who was the f*cking terminator be in charge of my state to lead the resistance!" Trust me, this guy isn’t going to be leading any resistance. He can’t even resist the urge to go to Taco Bell. The poor guy's comfortable in California. Let’s not startle him. In Summation I believe I have shown that California is not only of pivotal social and economic importance, it also - above all else - knows how to party. California knows how to party. In the city of LA. In the city of good ol' Watts. In the city...the city of Compton. We keep it rockin. We keep it rockin.