Posted on 10/24/2021 9:09:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Three Maryland counties are calling to secede from their own state are hoping to find a new home in West Virginia.
The announcement has many asking, is this even possible?
Lawmakers from Garrett, Allegany, and Washington Counties sent letters to the West Virginia legislature stating, “We believe this arrangement may be mutually beneficial for both parties.”
Delegate Gary Howell from Mineral County says there are advantages to both states.
“For Maryland, these counties are their poorer counties and they actually send more money from Annapolis than Annapolis gets from them so they are a drain on Maryland resources. In west Virginia, it would be the exact opposite, it would benefit us,” said Howell.
But how does a proposal like this become official?
Chair of the political science department at wvu dr. John kilwein says the constitution requires both states to agree - something he says would be very unlikely.
“All states are historic but it’s a very historic state and so you’d be chopping off a bit of [maryland] at the end and you know there’s just that sense of geographic pride,” said Dr. Kilwein.
Howell says the three counties are very similar to West Virginia though.
“In fact, they’re actually more typical west Virginia counties than they are Maryland counties, so they’d fit in with us,” said Howell.
While West Virginia may be looking to reclaim the congressional seat it lost in the recent census, Kilwein says the same issue could be the very reason the move would fail.
“That’s probably why Annapolis would never agree to it because they’d probably lose a district,” said Dr. Kilwein.
The governor called for a special session in mid-November to make the offer official.
MD ping!
I’m in upstate NY. Can we join West Virginia?
Let the Upstate Counties band together and Secede from New York.
I’d like Long Island to form its own state too.
If Illinois would only secede from the Chicago metro area I would keep my home in Marion...
Chicago would do very well on its own.....hahahaha
Only if we in inland California can join, too!
Country roads, take me home...
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Beautiful country.
In the early days of our Republic county borders were always being moved as population increased and decreased. Also counties were moved from one state to another as borders were re-drawn. I don’t know the legal requirement today but it is something that has been done in the past.
I live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. There has long been talk about becoming our own state, but it will never happen. For one thing, the liberals from the western shore are invading in droves, bringing their poisonous politics with them. And, then, of course, there are the illegal aliens. The Eastern Shore is a little slice of heaven. But, I don’t know how long it will stay that way
Just do it!
I use to drive through that section of Maryland on my way to conferences in DC. It’s virtually West Virginia in everything but name only already, really mountainous and full of nice, rural country folk. Would certainly be a better fit as part of West Virginia.
The Eastern Shore is a little slice of heaven. But, I don’t know how long it will stay that way.
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You probably should check around because I’ve visited various places on the Delmarva where English speakers now appear to be in the minority!
Too bad we can’t swap St Loius for Ctrl & Southern IL
I believe..maybe hope..that this starts happening in many states.
I think it would be one way to overwhelm the corrupt deep feds.
Most states,at least geographically, are 75-90% rural and suburbs.
And do not have a lot in common. Probably because most cities are run by corrupt dims?
The loon left talks about Utopia. I would feel like I was almost living in Utopia if we sever ties with endlessly corrupt big crap hole cities.
If it means other sane counties join other states.
Talk about a great reset.😁
Not going to happen. Both states and congress would need to approve
RE: Country roads, take me home...
I prefer the first sentence of the song...
never gonna happen... it would make WV look like a limp joe biden...
those coal miners will not stand for it.
Well golly, I’ve already learned something today. Maryland and West Virginia are contiguous to one another.
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