Posted on Jan 29, 2021
Group in Colorado county seeks secession from state to join Wyoming
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A group of disenfranchised Colorado residents are exploring the possibility of annexing from their home state and changing boundary lines so their entire county becomes part of Wyoming.
Christopher “Todd” Richards is leading the effort with his “Weld County Wyoming" political committee, created last February, according to local outlet Fox 31 KDVR.
The organization is working to get a measure added to the November 2021 ballot that would encourage county commissioners to “engage and explore the annexation of Weld County with the State of Wyoming's Legislature.”
The purpose of the measure is to “get out from under the thumb” of Colorado’s more liberal government, according to the group’s Facebook page.
“Denver and Boulder have declared war not only on Weld County, but common sense itself with regulations designed to kill energy jobs,” according to one November post. “Putting radical animal rights activists in positions of power over the ranching industry, two of Weld’s key economic drivers. They are also at war with small businesses. People who hold traditional values are vilified as racist homophobic (misogynist) bigots.”
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This was my home county when we lived in Colorado. I cannot say it surprises me. One of the largest counties in Colorado has been trod on for decades by the bureaucrats in Denver & Boulder - 1 to 2 counties away. Weld has been debt free, or nearly debt free for decades and it pisses the Denverites and Boulderites to no end. Weld runs its county for the people - again - pissing off those that live in the cities.
Christopher “Todd” Richards is leading the effort with his “Weld County Wyoming" political committee, created last February, according to local outlet Fox 31 KDVR.
The organization is working to get a measure added to the November 2021 ballot that would encourage county commissioners to “engage and explore the annexation of Weld County with the State of Wyoming's Legislature.”
The purpose of the measure is to “get out from under the thumb” of Colorado’s more liberal government, according to the group’s Facebook page.
“Denver and Boulder have declared war not only on Weld County, but common sense itself with regulations designed to kill energy jobs,” according to one November post. “Putting radical animal rights activists in positions of power over the ranching industry, two of Weld’s key economic drivers. They are also at war with small businesses. People who hold traditional values are vilified as racist homophobic (misogynist) bigots.”
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This was my home county when we lived in Colorado. I cannot say it surprises me. One of the largest counties in Colorado has been trod on for decades by the bureaucrats in Denver & Boulder - 1 to 2 counties away. Weld has been debt free, or nearly debt free for decades and it pisses the Denverites and Boulderites to no end. Weld runs its county for the people - again - pissing off those that live in the cities.
Group in Colorado county seeks secession from state to join Wyoming
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I can understand the anger. This is small scale version of the left determination to quite all non-liberal voices by abolishing the Electoeal College. Then it won't be a problem of moving lines because our voices will be muted.
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Parts of Oregon looking to join Idaho as well.
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