It would be the smallest state in the country. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper acknowledged that rural communities are hurting, but said it is not because of issues like guns or energy. Hare knows the process could be lengthy, but believes a change must happen, whether it's statehood or restructuring states to have more local authority.
There's an educational process that has to happen for urban legislatures that don't really understand the desire for self-government and self-determination that people have in rural communities. Republicans next year plan to propose making state Senate seats be apportioned by land mass instead of population to grant a bigger voice to the sparsely populated areas.
Republicans hold 28 of the 65 seats in the House and 17 of 35 seats in the Senate. In other states, voters who feel alienated have also recently looked to secede. The conservative rural region has fallen on hard times, and many feel forgotten by their leaders in the urban halls of power. Not everyone in Colorado is behind the concept of secession. Six other counties that had the measure on the ballot rejected it, including Weld County, where elected officials first raised the question.
Facebook Twitter Email. With Colorado 'at war' with small businesses, agriculture, and oil and gas, Weld County group seeks secession to Wyoming. Show Caption. Hide Caption. Today in History for January 28th.
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