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Six of 11 counties in Colorado vote to secede
The Hill ^ | November 6, 2013 | Rebecca Shabad

Posted on 11/06/2013 4:39:57 PM PST by Clintonfatigued

Eleven of the state’s 64 counties placed a measure on their Election Day ballots for voters to decide whether to pursue secession.

In six counties, the measure passed by mostly wide margins, the The Denver Post reported.

The push is unlikely to succeed. In order for the new state to be created, the Colorado electorate or legislature would have to approve and so would the U.S. Congress.

Read more: http://thehill.com//thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/other-races/189411-6-of-11-counties-in-colorado-vote-to-secede#ixzz2juqEI7Q8 Follow us: @thehill on Twitter | TheHill on Facebook

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Colorado
KEYWORDS: colorado; counties; cwii; secede; secession; vote
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To: Clintonfatigued; marsh2

Power PING!!!


21 posted on 11/06/2013 5:15:30 PM PST by SierraWasp (Democrats these days are the "Glitches" in America's way of life and culture!!!)
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To: Balding_Eagle
"Not only was it smashed, it spent over $10,000,000 to try to pass."

Much of which was provided by the failed Mayor of New York, Michael "the Fascist" Bloomberg (who also funded the campaign to stop the recall of government worshipers John Morse and Angela Giron).

22 posted on 11/06/2013 5:15:32 PM PST by cookcounty (IRS = Internal Revenge Service.)
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23 posted on 11/06/2013 5:18:25 PM PST by RedMDer (Happy with this, America? Make your voices heard. 2014 is just around the corner. ~ Sarah Palin)
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To: bigbob

That would work for me.


24 posted on 11/06/2013 5:25:59 PM PST by defconw
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To: RonInNaples
You mean there might actually be hope for us here in downstate Illinois, too?

Same boat here on Lake of Egypt. Chicago can go F itself. Thought about either joining Kentucky or Indiana.
25 posted on 11/06/2013 5:26:16 PM PST by 98ZJ USMC
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To: Ingtar
Yes, but the fact that Virginia was then in a state of rebellion made a difference.

CC

26 posted on 11/06/2013 5:38:57 PM PST by Celtic Conservative (tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
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To: Clintonfatigued
Note that I never used the terms “red state” or “blue state” in my posting.

I'm glad to see that as California keeps getting bashed here on FR by no nothings that think the entire state is blue. It isn't. Huge areas of the state are very rural and very conservative. Where I live, almost everyone owns guns and there are no murders.

27 posted on 11/06/2013 5:48:14 PM PST by Inyo-Mono (NRA)
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To: Jacquerie

Good post.


28 posted on 11/06/2013 6:18:06 PM PST by Nuc 1.1 (Nuc 1 Liberals aren't Patriots. Remember 1789!)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Not only was it smashed, it spent over $10,000,000 to try to pass. I don’t know what the anti-tax side spent, but I’d guess less than a million.


Bill Gates dumped a lot of money for the pro-tax folks. Billionaires forcing you to pay higher income taxes.


29 posted on 11/06/2013 6:25:50 PM PST by SeminoleCounty (2014: RINO Hunting Season)
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To: 98ZJ USMC

I believe I can speak for my colleagues in that the Commonwealth of Kentucky will welcome you with open arms.

Except for the Democratic governor. F him too.


30 posted on 11/06/2013 6:34:43 PM PST by JusPasenThru (Posting here = IRS audit.)
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To: VRWC For Truth
They can secede anytime they like. F DC.

Your tagline reads "Roberts has perverted the Constitution." Ironically, you're the one who obviously hasn't read the Constitution if you think counties can secede willy nilly. The process for new states being carved out of larger states is explicitly stated in the Constitution. You might read it one of these days -- it's a good read!

31 posted on 11/06/2013 6:46:36 PM PST by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: Ingtar
I do not believe that Virginia had a say when West Virginia was made up out of whole cloth.

Not true. The split was approved by the Virginia legislature -- or what the Federal Government recognized as the Virginia legislature, "The Restored Government of Virginia" which was based in what is now Wheeling, West Virginia. The Constitutionality of the split, while dubious at the time, was nevertheless upheld by the US Supreme Court in 1871 and is settled law.

32 posted on 11/06/2013 6:52:05 PM PST by Alter Kaker (Gravitation is a theory, not a fact. It should be approached with an open mind...)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!


33 posted on 11/06/2013 6:58:37 PM PST by Postman (Flies get too litle credit. They know!)
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To: Clintonfatigued

Add this to the list of Obozo’s “legacy”....


34 posted on 11/06/2013 6:58:41 PM PST by matginzac
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To: tbw2
I don't believe that's true. The Red River Compact was approved by Congress as well as the legislatures of TX and OK.

New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States 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. (IV.iii.)

There is no "new" in the bolded part. So if those counties joined Wyoming, Wyoming would have been formed by the junction of two or more states or parts of states. Thus, it would require consent of Congress, the legislature of Colorado and the legislature of Wyoming.

35 posted on 11/06/2013 7:48:50 PM PST by scrabblehack
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To: tbw2

Another alternative is for these Colorado counties to become part of a neighboring state. No federal permission required, only a shifting of state boundaries and permission of the nearby state to join them.


Knock knock...Hello Texas. I have an idea.....


36 posted on 11/06/2013 9:36:25 PM PST by S.O.S121.500 (Case back hoe for sale or trade for diesel wood chipper....Enforce the Bill of Rights. It's the Law!)
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To: S.O.S121.500

Oooohh....goood point. Texas has the argument that consent of Congress has already been granted.


37 posted on 11/07/2013 5:19:45 PM PST by scrabblehack
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