[ApplegateRanch]

Another case of desired Red-Blue/metro-rural state borders realignment.

[NWFree]

Good idea if you care about your 2nd Amendment rights.

[ifinnegan]

Interesting idea.

Counties in California and Oregon should maybe join Nevada.

[Spok]

What a great idea. That means I could live in Idaho without moving!

[cdcdawg]

Now we are starting get somewhere! More of this!

[frank ballenger]

Somebody made a typo in the bill. It says the other parts of Minnesota with Omar’s district can now become a province of China in absentia. Or in extremis. Or something. Commieville.

[qaz123]

Let this happen everywhere.

Let the Western counties of Virginia decide to become part of NC, WV or Tenn.

Pretty soon there’d be nothing but small blue islands in a sea of Red

[ApplegateRanch]

Actually, this is much more feasible than the various plans over the decades to form new states.

This would also realign House apportionment, as SD would almost certainly gain a district, and MN lose one.

[deks]

Yes, Minnesota shares a border with South Dakota....Sioux Falls is right over the border while traveling west on I-90.

[nascarnation]

Even if by some miracle this got thru the legislature, what are the odds the DFL governor would sign it?

[Meatspace]

It’s a great idea!

[chuckee]

The problem with the bill is that Mn voters have to approve them leaving and Congress has to approve it. A Dem Congress will never approve it because they will love the electoral votes based on the counties population to a Republican state. They will have to wait until the Republicans control Congress if they are to have a chance. Nor do I think heavily Democrat Minnesota voters will approve, particularly in Minneapolis.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

A lot of Massachusetts would like to join New Hampshire. F*** Beacon Hill.

[rktman]

Heck, I’d like to have 30 miles of the eastern side of caulifuorneeuh become part of NevaDUH. Still not enough to overcome Clark county though. 😯🙌

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Why restrict it to neighboring states? Follow Russia’s Kalinograd Oblast model...

[dsrtsage]

I hope they won’t have to move Wall Drug

[OrangeHoof]

What if the county doesn’t border South Dakota? If these changes don’t affect electoral votes, it essentially puts more power in the hands of liberals.

[Richard Axtell]

“Secession? That’s ridiculous! I’ll bet that not a single county in any American state will try and do this.”

My friend was right, there are now more than ten counties planning Secession, and counting.

[bigbob]

Now do Illinois.

[ImpBill]

Nothing personal to all you Minnesotans but as a resident of South Dakota, and speaking just for myself, we really don’t want you and all your nanny state values.

[hank ernade]

No way will congress agree to this.