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Secession fever spikes in five states as conservatives seek to escape blue rule
Washington Times ^ | February 19, 2020 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 02/22/2020 8:02:16 AM PST by Twotone

You’ve got Oregonians seeking to cascade into Idaho, Virginians who identify as West Virginians, Illinoians fighting to escape Chicago, Californians dreaming of starting a 51st state, and New Yorkers who think three states are better than one.

Separation fever is sweeping the nation as quixotic but tenacious bands of frustrated rural dwellers, suburbanites and conservatives seek to break free from states with legislatures increasingly controlled by liberal big cities and metropolitan strongholds.

“Oregon is controlled by the northwest portion of the state, Portland to Eugene. That’s urban land, and their decisions are not really representing rural Oregon,” said Mike McCarter, president of Move Oregon’s Border for a Greater Idaho. “They have their agenda and they’re moving forward with it, and they’re not listening to us.”

In Virginia, the newly elected Democratic majority’s progressive legislation on issues such as gun rights has spurred “Vexit,” or “Virginia exit,” a campaign to merge right-tilting rural counties into neighboring West Virginia that organizers say has the potential to catch fire nationwide.

“To be honest, if this works — you’ve got a lot of red areas in this country that are totally dominated by a blue metropolis,” said Vexit2020 leader Rick Boyer, a former member of the Campbell County Board of Supervisors. “If it works in Virginia, there’s no reason it can’t reshape the political map.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bluestates; redstates; secession
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1 posted on 02/22/2020 8:02:17 AM PST by Twotone
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To: Twotone

They mean escape Commie RED rule.


2 posted on 02/22/2020 8:04:43 AM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Dear Mr. Kotter, #Epsteindidntkillhimself - Signed, Epstein's Mother)
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To: Twotone

If the state legislatures (or the people acting as their own legislatures) go along with this, bare majorities in the Congress can make this happen.


3 posted on 02/22/2020 8:05:11 AM PST by cotton1706
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To: Twotone

I like it! California could become just a narrow strip of land from SF to LA.


4 posted on 02/22/2020 8:05:14 AM PST by FightforFreedomCA (...and I don't care.)
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To: Twotone

If they abandon the electoral college, I expect to see whole states declaring independence.


5 posted on 02/22/2020 8:06:21 AM PST by marron
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To: Twotone
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In Virginia, the newly elected Democratic majority’s progressive  communist/totalitarian legislation ...

6 posted on 02/22/2020 8:06:47 AM PST by tomkat
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To: Twotone

Ft. Sumter 2.0???


7 posted on 02/22/2020 8:06:53 AM PST by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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To: Twotone

I guess I dont understand what is the big fear with some necessary re-configuring of some state boundaries?

Before most of these places became states they were just territories that had their boundaries shifted all over the place, and it didn’t kill anyone.


8 posted on 02/22/2020 8:07:53 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: Twotone

This is a terrific example of the reasons for succession! https://wham1180.iheart.com/content/2020-02-21-lonsberry-nyc-we-dont-want-your-crap/


9 posted on 02/22/2020 8:07:56 AM PST by Shady (One More Time: CO2 is PLANT FOOD! Without it we die. Any questions?)
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To: Twotone

Who can we give Memphis to?


10 posted on 02/22/2020 8:08:24 AM PST by Tennessee Conservative
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To: Twotone

Running isn’t the answer. It’ll buy you some time, sure. See Texas.They’ll just infiltrate and take over. Fighting is the answer.


11 posted on 02/22/2020 8:08:31 AM PST by riri
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To: Twotone

Pretty sure if you eject the Portland megaplex to Washington State, you cure most of the issue there. Then adopt most of the northern counties of California.


12 posted on 02/22/2020 8:09:50 AM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Twotone

The relationship between Virginia and West (by Gawd) Virginia
has always been a little strained.
Tennessee could use a few counties NE Bristol


13 posted on 02/22/2020 8:10:08 AM PST by HangnJudge
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To: Twotone

I don’t know what’s going to happen but we cannot peacefully coexist with people who threaten our freedom, safety, prosperity and our American way of life.

Something’s got to give.


14 posted on 02/22/2020 8:11:00 AM PST by laplata (The Left/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: FightforFreedomCA
"California could become just a narrow strip of land from SF to LA."

Until the "Big One" flushes it into the Pacific Ocean.

15 posted on 02/22/2020 8:11:06 AM PST by Carl Vehse
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To: Tennessee Conservative

Keep it the hell out of Desoto county


16 posted on 02/22/2020 8:11:35 AM PST by Sybeck1 (Trump 2020)
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To: marron

For a while, Republicans in Red States were pondering laws for an electoral college system within the states. That was what was apparently undone by the supreme court case mentioned in this article?

My solution for Red States right now, in order to prevent incoming former blue state residents from ruining things, is to enact a limiting constitution at every level of gov’t. Just like Fed Gov is supposed to be limited, pass constitutions that limit what the State can do, the county can do, the city can do. Then the lefties can’t vote in ridiculous programs like those that destroyed their previous states.


17 posted on 02/22/2020 8:11:45 AM PST by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: Tennessee Conservative

...Who can we give Memphis to?

The New Madrid fault may donate it to Arkansas


18 posted on 02/22/2020 8:13:01 AM PST by HangnJudge
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To: Twotone

If people are free to identify as animal, vegetable, or mineral, they should be free to change the state boundaries to reflect where they want to live.


19 posted on 02/22/2020 8:13:08 AM PST by txrefugee
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To: kingu

I’ve always thought that Eastern OR & WA should merge with Idaho. Southern OR should merge with northern CA for the new state of Jefferson. Then the rest of OR (NW corridor) can merge with WA. We’d have one more red state & a stronger red in Idaho which is unfortunately getting hammered by idiots who’ve destroyed their previous states & apparently intend to do the same damage here.


20 posted on 02/22/2020 8:15:18 AM PST by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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