<p>(CBS) -- A plan to split California into six different states is one step closer to a vote. California's Secretary of State is allowing a wealthy investor, Tim Draper, to start collecting signatures for his petition.</p><p>Draper recently told CBS News' Ben Tracy why he wants to draw the line in so many parts of the West. "Leaving the status quo as it is, is a crime," he said. "It's a crime to all those children and all those grandchildren. It's a crime that we should be ashamed of."</p><p>Draper is a billionaire venture capitalist. He made much of his fortune with investments in tech start-ups, such as Skype and Hotmail. Now he wants to cut California down to size.</p><p>"California is just too big and too monolithic to manage all 38 million people," he said. "They're trying to be all things to all people, and they are doing nothing for anyone."</p><p><a href="http://www.kmov.com/news/national/California-to-split-into-six-states-Plan-closer-than-ever-to-a-vote-247057581.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/646-six-californias-a-silly-con">646 - Six Californias: a Silly Con?</a> (Big Think)</p><p><a href="http://www.examiner.com/article/initiative-to-form-six-californias-gets-go-ahead-to-collect-signatures">Initiative to form six Californias gets go-ahead to collect signatures</a> (Examiner.com)</p><p><a href="http://rt.com/usa/california-us-petition-draper-246/">&#039;Six Californias&#039; plan to split up most populous US state gets green light</a> (RT)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dOFXHMfVFNt48fM-HIMekM8BOOzVM&authuser=0&ned=us">113 additional articles.</a></p>