2013-11-12

Colorado Counties Say Yes to Secession

New Colorado? Rural voters approve secession idea
After all, those were some of the reasons five counties on the state's Eastern Plains voted on Election Day to approve the creation of a 51st state in the first place.

Secession supporters know the votes were symbolic, designed to grab the attention of a Democratic-controlled Legislature. They say the vote results emphasize a growing frustration in conservative prairie towns with the more populous and liberal urban Front Range, which has helped solidify the Democrats' power.

"We can't outvote the metropolitan areas anymore, and the rural areas don't have a voice anymore," said Perk Odell, 80, a lifelong resident of Akron in Washington County, which voted to secede.
A yes vote sends a positive signal to other secessionists. The sky didn't fall.

The story says nothing about trying to join with Wyoming. I'm not sure why that isn't discussed more widely, although a few articles on the issue noted it. To become a new state requires the approval of Congress, but to join another state only needs the approval of both states. Most people think it is improbable. Wyoming won't want to anger Colorado by announcing they'd accept the counties, only to have the deal fall through, making them look bad to Wyoming voters as well. Still, If there's a huge area of a state that wants out and the neighboring state is willing to have them, I'd say the odds of a successful exit are far higher than improbably. As social mood declines, the odds of success will only increase.

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