Trigg
08-20-2013, 02:06 PM
Thoughts? I found this very interesting, something Illinois might want to look at since Illinois politics are seem to be lead by what Chicago does.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/19/colorado-counties-vote-forming-new-state/
Voters in several rural Colorado counties will be asked whether they want to form a new state tentatively named Northern Colorado (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/northern-colorado/) in the November election, a reaction to the Democrat-controlled state legislature’s “war on rural Colorado.”
The Weld County Commissioners voted unanimously at Monday’s meeting to place a measure on the Nov. 5 ballot asking voters whether they want the county to join other rural counties in forming another state.
“The concerns of rural Coloradans have been ignored for years,” William Garcia (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/william-garcia/), chairman of the Weld County (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/weld-county/) Commissioners, said in a statement. “The last session was the straw that broke the camel’s back for many people. They want change. They want to be heard.”
Three other rural counties — Cheyenne, Sedgwick and Yuma — also plan to place the 51st state referendum on the fall ballot. At least three more counties plan to consider the proposal this week at their commission meetings, said Jeffrey Hare (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/jeffrey-hare/), spokesman for the 51st State Initiative.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/19/colorado-counties-vote-forming-new-state/#ixzz2cXPDs2V5
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http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/19/colorado-counties-vote-forming-new-state/
Voters in several rural Colorado counties will be asked whether they want to form a new state tentatively named Northern Colorado (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/northern-colorado/) in the November election, a reaction to the Democrat-controlled state legislature’s “war on rural Colorado.”
The Weld County Commissioners voted unanimously at Monday’s meeting to place a measure on the Nov. 5 ballot asking voters whether they want the county to join other rural counties in forming another state.
“The concerns of rural Coloradans have been ignored for years,” William Garcia (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/william-garcia/), chairman of the Weld County (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/weld-county/) Commissioners, said in a statement. “The last session was the straw that broke the camel’s back for many people. They want change. They want to be heard.”
Three other rural counties — Cheyenne, Sedgwick and Yuma — also plan to place the 51st state referendum on the fall ballot. At least three more counties plan to consider the proposal this week at their commission meetings, said Jeffrey Hare (http://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/jeffrey-hare/), spokesman for the 51st State Initiative.
Read more: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/19/colorado-counties-vote-forming-new-state/#ixzz2cXPDs2V5
Follow us: @washtimes on Twitter (http://ec.tynt.com/b/rw?id=ctd-fI3Dar4z1uacwqm_6r&u=washtimes)