Liberals in southern Arizona seek to form new state

http://ca.news.yahoo.com/liberals-southern-arizona-seek-form-state-130257516.html | 05.10.11 | ca.news.yahoo.com

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TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - A long-simmering movement by liberal stalwarts in southern Arizona to break away from the rest of the largely conservative state is at a boiling point as secession backers press to bring their longshot ambition to the forefront of Arizona politics.

A group of lawyers from the Democratic stronghold of Tucson and surrounding Pima County have launched a petition drive seeking support for a November 2012 ballot question on whether the 48th state should be divided in two.

The ultimate goal of the newly formed political action committee Start our State is to split Pima County off into what would become the nation's 51st state, tentatively dubbed Baja Arizona.

[Paladin2]

They should just move to Illinois.

[Arm_Bears]

Or Mexico.

[American Quilter]

Fine by me. The remaining state can build a fence across its southern border to keep both the illegals and the liberals out.

[USArmySpouse]

I say, “Go for it!” And the rest of Arizona should build a wall and require ID and a special visa before the citizens of Baja Arizona can enter.

[Stosh]

California’s closer (and at least as badly messed up).

[OneWingedShark]

...they should become East Virginia, just to screw with kids learning Geography. ;)

[FlingWingFlyer]

Those idiots down in that part of the state do a lot of recreational drugs. They haven’t got a clue about what they are trying to do.

[econjack]

Instead of a new state, how ‘bout a new country. That way, I don’t have to have anything to do with them or support them when they go down the tubes ‘cause they can’t support the freeloaders...

[snoringbear]

I would say no to being allowed to form a new state. However, if they want to break off and form a separate country or become a state of Mexico, then let’m go I say. Of course, if they become a separate country they will have to fend for themselves, they probably wouldn't like that. And, if they should become aligned with or a state of Mexico, then things would really start to suck, real fast, LOL! What these libs want of course, are the extra house and senate votes in the U.S. congress. I say not no, but hell no to that....

[Allegra]

Instead of a new state, how ‘bout a new country. That way, I don’t have to have anything to do with them or support them when they go down the tubes ‘cause they can’t support the freeloaders...

I agree.

Plus, if they're their own country, they won't have any electoral votes.

[bilhosty]

Why don’t they form a new country and take California with them?

[I cannot think of a name]

If they are low on population, Texas would happily send them Austin - thereby raising the IQ level of both places.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-Ha5ZQGJ-w&feature=player_embedded

[CPOSharky]

Sheesh. Now we will have to build a fence around “Baja Arizona” in addition to the border fence because you know the international border will mean nothing to them.

OTOH, If all the libtard programs they love so much will make them the first “state” to go totally and unrepairably bankrupt...

[econjack]

Plus, if they're their own country, they won't have any electoral votes.

Oh! Great point!

[C210N]

Article 4, Section 3, I believe says a state cannot divide like its some ameoba:

New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new State shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or Parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.

[bergmeid]

Perfect. Give them the border area and let them deal with the violence caused by cartels and illegals. Just make sure that no libs and no illegals will make it into the regular normal AZ.

[immadashell]

Instead of a new state, how ‘bout a new country. That way, I don’t have to have anything to do with them or support them when they go down the tubes ‘cause they can’t support the freeloaders...

Hell, it would only take a couple of weeks before the Mexican drug lords would have them praying for the help of Sheriff Joe.

[ScottinVA]

Doesn’t that include the part of Arizona recently ceded to Mexico (the Buenos Aires National Refuge)?