The Second American Civil War inches forward.
As a Coloradan, I am of the opinion that it is more likely to get the voters to change the State Constitution to elect one State Senator per county.
I would like to do this in Western New York
Both the legislature of Colorado and the US Congress have a say in this matter:
“New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.” - US Constituion, Article IV, Section 3
County leaders have also been alarmed at attempts to strengthen regulations on oil and gas developers, which are heavily invested in rural counties. And they’ve also been riled by tough new gun laws that limit the size of ammunition magazines and require universal background checks for all firearms transfers.
Speaking strictly as a Coloradan: all the above is true, but it's only part of the whole story. As in more than just one or two other states, the Denver metropolitan area has become the tail that wags the dog—and Denver is an arrogant, greedy bastion of leftist extremism. It wants to be the San Francisco of the Rocky Mountains. It wants to treat the rest of Colorado approximately the same way Washington, D.C. treats the rest of America. It believes it's smarter and more advanced than us commoners, and is therefore entitled to impose its statist will on us. The new so-called "gun control" laws are evil, all right, but they're actually a mere symptom of the greater, more destructive problem.
Oh, by the way, people all over Colorado would very much like to join the break-away counties. Given a free choice—that's asking a lot, I admit—all or nearly all of Colorado would secede from Denver.
“New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.”
Funny how the usual suspects haven’t descended upon this thread to stamp their feet about the evils of secession.
You don’t suppose that their real motivation has little to do with secession and more to do with hating one of the oldest American cultures do you?
Any state that wishes to secede is welcome to in my book. If they want to create a Balkans here, so be it. Screw em.
I suggest Mesa County join with the others who desire a 51st State. Then we could demand a corridor be allowed so Mesa County could have free trade and travel between us and the rest of the sensible ones.Yes I agree with the post that says the US Constitution has some say—but the Colorado Constitution in our Bill of Rights provides for just such a move (see the first three sections.)Recall of the offending politicians would prove easier but both efforts ought be supported.