[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Why couldn't the Framers had made it easier for portions of states to form their own states. It's Crook County that's ruining the rest of the state. IL actually, except for the Chicago and East St. Louis areas is quite conservative.

We do need a process though where people can petition to form their own states. Big liberal cities are controlling and destroying the rest of their state.

[LukeL]

A state can break away from another state. All it requires is approval of the states involved and an act of congress. Heck if Milwaukee, Chicago, and Gary all wanted to form its own state, I would be all for it.

[arrogantsob]

Remove the city’s economic clout and the rest of the state would be in deep do-do. That is a fact whether we like it or not.

[PTBAA]

Time for the City-states.

Carve CHI, NYC, and LA your of their respective states and give the rest of the people in IL and NY a chance. The House will be unaffected and at least in IL and NY the Senators will cancel each other out, so we’re to the good there.

[PeterPrinciple]

Why couldn’t the Framers had made it easier for portions of states to form their own states.

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It was done with West Virginia. Interesting history.

[PeterPrinciple]

We do need a process

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No we don’t, let the markets work it out depending on the circumstances. Process and rules prolong/stop the process.

[Graybeard58]

except for the Chicago and East St. Louis areas is quite conservative.

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Little E. St. Louis (Pop. 26,790) has very little political clout.