Suddenly, North Colorado Righties Don’t Want To Secede Anymore
Darn the luck, and just when it was looking fun:
Fervor for a plan to carve northeastern Colorado into a 51st state has been cooled by legal barriers and a lack of public support, but commissioners from rural counties say they’re not done fighting for better representation of their citizens.
Secession remained on the table during a Monday afternoon meeting of nearly 20 commissioners from Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld and Yuma counties, as well as administrators and interested residents.
However, the counties now are contemplating the Phillips County Proposal, which would change the way state House districts are represented at the Capitol.
The plan, offered by Phillips County Administrator Randy Schafer, would have representatives elected by county, rather than by population.
