Posted on 06/11/2013 10:31:05 AM PDT by EXCH54FE
At least seven and as many as ten counties have started seriously considering secession following the passage of new laws including strong gun control and a new energy regulations that raises rates for rural residents.
Disgruntled citizens are looking to create their own new state of North Colorado, because their representatives in Denver dont have their interests in mind when drafting policy. Even counties in neighboring states are talking about seceding to North Colorado if it becomes its own state.
Weve had citizens coming to our hearings for months asking us to please do something. This is for real, said Weld county commissioner Sean Conway.
They treat us as if we dont exist, he said. Its not like we didnt try to engage the legislature its that we were ignored over and over again.
[House majority leader] Dickey Lee Hullinghorst told us, If you liked this legislative session, youre going to love the next one, Conway said. We were like, Holy moley. People were literally gasping.
The people of rural Colorado are mad, and they have every right to be, said state rep. Cory Gardner (R). The governor and his Democrat colleagues in the statehouse have assaulted our way of life, and I dont blame these people one bit for feeling attacked and unrepresented by the leaders of our state.
Were actually going to pursue it, said Weld county commissioner Douglas Rademacher , a farmer whose jurisdiction is spearheading the effort. Frankly, weve been ignored in northeastern Colorado now for the last, going on eight years with the current administration in Denver.
Frankly, we see no option, he said. We are going to move forward.
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Yep...
Why do you have Michigan in that liberal $hitpile?
The demonrats control exactly NOTHING in this state!
They are beyond powerless in this RTW state.
Swarm of illegals is the story.
It's a significant portion of the story, all right, but by no means the whole story. A great deal of both east coast and foreign money has been pouring into leftist extremist political action coffers in Colorado during recent years. The Democratic [sic] party has sent in lots of seasoned high level political operators to help local leftist extremists. Illegal aliens have been organized, signed up to vote, and further organized to form a numerically significant voting block. Just to add insult to injury, lots of old guard Colorado Republicans have bitterly resisted efforts by Tea Party people to support more intelligent, responsive candidates.
My sole consolation in all this is watching representatives of the Democratic [sic] party squirm at the sight of recall efforts gaining momentum.
1992 Clinton-43.77% Bush- 36.38
1996 Clinton-51.69% Dole- 38.48%
2000 Gore- 51.28% Bush- 46.15%
2004 Kerry- 51.23% Bush- 47.81%
2008 Obama- 57.43% McCain- 40.96%
2012 Obama- 54.21% Romney- 44.71%
Any questions?
We're bad statewide on US Senate and POTUS, but that's it.
Bad? Good God...what would you consider to be "horrendous"? And simply being "bad" on the White House and Senate is more than enough for me to ban your state from membership in the Respectable States of America.And yes,my state would also be banned and,once established,I'd move to a state that's part of the RSA.
Voter fraud in potus elections? Who knows, but they don't get elected to anything in state office.
‘Shall issue’ CCW, banned affirmative action, banned queer marriage and queer partnerships, RTW state.
That is a long way from a liberal state.
West Slope YES
We are under the same assault here in DE. The northern part ignores the southern part.
The House, Senate and Gov are all Dems.
At least CO has the right of recall and they are using it.
We don’t even have that here.
Maybe Colorado Springs could sneak in there too. :-))
I think the partitioning of Denver metro and Boulder out would be the best solution for the remainder of the still great state of Colorado.
Need to figure out a way to put Aspen, Vail and Pueblo in that package. :-))
Just FYI to Max, Cory Gardner is a U.S. Rep, not a State Rep.
Yes, I believe the Left is teaming with money from Soros et al.
They’re in this to win it, unlike our leaders.
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