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Western Maryland secessionists seek to sever ties with the liberal Free State

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Posted by Fred 2013-09-09 10:42|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 The basics in most of this is urban vs everyone else. It doesn't matter if your metropolis is actually a positive creator of wealth via resources. If you have enough votes you can pillage the countryside and impose your 'culture' on the ~~sharecroppers~~ masses while living off of the product of their labors (food, energy, etc).

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-09 11:42|| 2013-09-09 11:42|| Front Page Top

#2 article is from the WaPo

the WaPo is one of the big drivers of the leftist culture in the MD and VA suburbs of DC

Posted by lord garth 2013-09-09 11:43|| 2013-09-09 11:43|| Front Page Top

#3 PK2 - Exactly. Voter ID is so noxious to the left because if most of your urban voting center consists of not-eligible-to-vote types who moved to the city for the welfare bennies, well, that's just no fun, is it?

Posted by M. Murcek 2013-09-09 12:22|| 2013-09-09 12:22|| Front Page Top

#4 The libs will start doing what other Socialist states do. Take over the farms.

Posted by Beldar Glineter4775 2013-09-09 15:13|| 2013-09-09 15:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Parts of Colorado are actually voting on a seccession measure this November. And if it makes sense to form a new state, then why not create a new country? Texas -- I'm looking at you.

Posted by Elmearong Gurly-Brown5896 2013-09-09 15:50|| 2013-09-09 15:50|| Front Page Top

#6 And the Republic of NORTH COLORADO???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-09-09 19:46|| 2013-09-09 19:46|| Front Page Top

#7 ..yes, Joe, but still one of 57 states.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-09 20:18|| 2013-09-09 20:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Pretty sure the constitution doesn't allow creating new states out of existing states.

Posted by Hellfish 2013-09-09 21:00|| 2013-09-09 21:00|| Front Page Top

#9 consent of States/Congress would be required if what I read earlier today is true. It referenced the West VA split process

Posted by Frank G 2013-09-09 21:14|| 2013-09-09 21:14|| Front Page Top

#10 The West Virginia split was, shall we say, an interesting 'interpretation' given the historical setting, but has been allowed to stand.

Posted by Procopius2k 2013-09-09 22:10|| 2013-09-09 22:10|| Front Page Top

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