Rural counties in Colorado are thinking of forming a new state. They are upset about the Democrat-controlled legislature and Governor Hickenlooper. There are a number of issues. Patrick Malone writes at Coloradoan.com:
Colorado’s Democratically controlled Legislature this year passed laws to tighten gun control, increase reliance on renewable energy in rural areas and curb perceived cruel treatment of livestock. It mulled expanded regulation of oil and gas production, but those plans were narrowly defeated.In the weeks ahead, commissioners in Weld County and others are poised to hold hearings about the proposed break with an eye on referring ballot questions in the individual counties by Aug. 1 for the November election.
If voters adopted such a measure, it would ask the Legislature to petition Congress for creation of a new state. The General Assembly and the governor would need to approve the request.
Malone provides a history of other states that have split:
When new states formed out of others and why:
1863: West Virginia splintered from Virginia over the belief that Virginia had acted illegally to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.
1861: Nevada Territory broke from the Utah Territory and became a state in 1864, assuring its mineral riches could help finance the Civil War.
1820: Maine broke from Massachusetts over discontent stemming from Massachusetts’ political power over its growing population.
1789: Tennessee was ceded by North Carolina to shed remote settlements and became a state in 1796.
1776: Vermont left New York, which had squabbled with New Hampshire about dominion over Vermont, and became the first state outside of the original 13 colonies in 1791.
Hat tip Complete Colorado
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