Colorado: Five Counties say Yes to Secession
Nov 12, 2013 11:58:34 GMT -5
Post by popcorn on Nov 12, 2013 11:58:34 GMT -5
Colorado: Five Counties say Yes to Secession
by Kyle Ebersole on November 6, 2013 Print This Post Print This Post
The people of five Colorado counties yesterday said yes to breaking away from the Centennial State, voting in favor of secession.
The Fifty First State Initiative appeared on the ballots of eleven counties on November 5, 2013.
The Denver Post reports:
“n five of the 11 counties where the secession question appeared on the ballot, the measure passed by strong margins.
In Kit Carson County, 52 percent of voters directed county commissioners to explore secession and 48 percent voted against. In Washington County, 58 percent were for the initiative and 42 percent against.
Phillips County went 62 percent for and 38 against; Sedgwick went 57 percent against and 42.9 percent for; Cheyenne County voters cast 62 percent of ballots for and 37.7 against; and in Yuma County, 59 percent of the vote went for the breakaway and 41 percent against.
Mayor Tommy Holton of Lupton told the Post that the ballot initiative shows some of rural Colorado’s grievances with the state capitol. He said, “We not only want to be at the table, but we want to be a voice at the table as well.”
“The heart of the 51st State Initiative is simple,” says secession advocate Jeffrey Hare. ” We just want to be left alone to live our lives without heavy-handed restrictions from the state Capitol.”
link:
www.conservativeactionalerts.com/2013/11/colorado-five-counties-say-yes-to-secession/
by Kyle Ebersole on November 6, 2013 Print This Post Print This Post
The people of five Colorado counties yesterday said yes to breaking away from the Centennial State, voting in favor of secession.
The Fifty First State Initiative appeared on the ballots of eleven counties on November 5, 2013.
The Denver Post reports:
“n five of the 11 counties where the secession question appeared on the ballot, the measure passed by strong margins.
In Kit Carson County, 52 percent of voters directed county commissioners to explore secession and 48 percent voted against. In Washington County, 58 percent were for the initiative and 42 percent against.
Phillips County went 62 percent for and 38 against; Sedgwick went 57 percent against and 42.9 percent for; Cheyenne County voters cast 62 percent of ballots for and 37.7 against; and in Yuma County, 59 percent of the vote went for the breakaway and 41 percent against.
Mayor Tommy Holton of Lupton told the Post that the ballot initiative shows some of rural Colorado’s grievances with the state capitol. He said, “We not only want to be at the table, but we want to be a voice at the table as well.”
“The heart of the 51st State Initiative is simple,” says secession advocate Jeffrey Hare. ” We just want to be left alone to live our lives without heavy-handed restrictions from the state Capitol.”
link:
www.conservativeactionalerts.com/2013/11/colorado-five-counties-say-yes-to-secession/