Just curious. What are the real chances of secession actually being voted in?
Our current Constitution allows it with a simple majority vote, if the vote were held today we would get between 27 and 29%, but, in four years, by staying with the plan, I would guess we will have in excess of 60%.
So, today, not very good, four years from this June 12th excellent.
Here is the authority:
PREAMBLE.
Objects of government. We the people of Maine, in order to establish justice, insure tranquility, provide for our mutual defense, promote our common welfare, and secure to ourselves and our posterity the blessings of liberty, acknowledging with grateful hearts the goodness of the Sovereign Ruler of the Universe in affording us an opportunity, so favorable to the design; and, imploring God's aid and direction in its accomplishment, do agree to form ourselves into a free and independent State, by the style and title of the State of Maine and do ordain and establish the following Constitution for the government of the same.Article I.
Section 1. Natural rights. All people are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent and unalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and of pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.
Section 2. Power inherent in people. All power is inherent in the people; all free governments are founded in their authority and instituted for their benefit; they have therefore an unalienable and indefeasible right to institute government, and to alter, reform, or totally change the same, when their safety and happiness require it.
Zilch, zip, zero.
Maine's current Constitution currently allows three methods of secession, the vote is but one.
In answer to your question, maybe pretty good now, but if you reworded your question to read:
"Just curious. What are the real chances of secession actually happening?"
The answer would be very good to excellent.