Could Baja Arizona be 51st state in US?

[Hazcat]

Rhonda Bodfield and Andrea Kelly Arizona Daily Star Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Thursday, February 24, 2011 12:00 am

Pima County the 51st state?

A political committee made up of attorneys, including the former chairman of the Pima County Democratic Party, has been formed to try to get Southern Arizona to secede from the rest of the state.

Start Our State, which is asking other like-minded counties to join the effort, hopes to put the question before Pima County voters in 2012.

The concept of a Southern Arizona state - Baja Arizona - has been around for ages as a way to differentiate the region from its more conservative brethren to the north. The notion of secession has been bandied about, but there was never a serious effort in that direction - until now.

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And Pima County Republican Chairman Brian Miller joked that his position would make him the leader of the new state's GOP. "I'm all for a promotion," he quipped.

But Paul Eckerstrom, co-chair of Save Our State, said it's not a ploy and not merely a political statement. He said the state Legislature has gone too far to the right.

In particular, a round of legislative measures challenging federal supremacy "really does border on them saying they don't want to be part of the Union any longer," he said.

"Well, I want to be part of the United States," Eckerstrom said. At a minimum, he said, the drive will send a message that Pima County doesn't want to go along with the priorities being outlined in Phoenix.

"It's no longer a laughing matter to me," Eckerstrom said, adding that his kids' futures are at stake. "I'm tired of hoping and praying that rationality will come to Phoenix."

The group's treasurer, Libertarian and public defender David Euchner, comes from a different political mind-set.

Euchner said Republicans were swept into office nationwide on a promise of helping to fix the economic and spending problems. "Meanwhile, every bill we've heard about here is either anti-abortion laws or anti-Mexican laws. These are not laws that are geared toward solving the real problems that we have."

Organizers concede that there are daunting hurdles. They must first get on the ballot, then get approval from the Legislature or from state voters to allow the exodus. A new state constitution would have to be approved, plus they'd have to get the OK from Congress and the president.

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http://azstarnet.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/article_c2787d7e-fbcb-501f-af4b-c85d4da7ac62.html


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I don't know if 'Baja AZ' has any critical oil or such.  IF they do not I say give it to the lefties and FENCE IT OFF!  Let them deal with the Mexicans.

[Jackel]

I recall Vermont wanting trying succeed from the nation last year. probably not going to happen though.

[TAB]

we need to split norcal and so cal...

[Pecos Bill]

we need to split norcal and so cal...

We need to split California into its own country.

Pecos

[JC5123]

we need to split norcal and so cal...

I just keep hoping mother nature will take care of the whole state for us.

[Sponsor]

[TAB]

Trust me, out side of la and the bay area, this state is full of red necks... and I are one.

[JC5123]

Trust me, out side of la and the bay area, this state is full of red necks... and I are one.

You don't make it to Yosemite much do you?

[fightingquaker13]

Could we sell it to Mexico? Make it the only "sanctuary" in the US, Mexico? Look, I sympathize with the Libertarian. Voters wanted less spanding and less debt. What did they get, a bunch of social conservative stuff no asked for. Its the same thing the Dems did in '09. The mandate was fixing FP, letting people buy into the Federal health plan and (once again) regulating banks and insurance. The Dems saw it as a mandate for the looney left and it blew up in their face. The GOP is doing the same damn thing. People get tired of it. But opening the border is not an option.
FQ13

[kmitch200]

Could we sell it to Mexico?

Mexico probably doesn't want it.
Then again, we could sell it - they can't make the payments, repo and flip it...

These goofs wish there were as many libtards north of them as there are down there.....ain't gonna happen.

[tombogan03884]

Could we sell it to Mexico? Make it the only "sanctuary" in the US, Mexico? Look, I sympathize with the Libertarian. Voters wanted less spanding and less debt. What did they get, a bunch of social conservative stuff no asked for. Its the same thing the Dems did in '09. The mandate was fixing FP, letting people buy into the Federal health plan and (once again) regulating banks and insurance. The Dems saw it as a mandate for the looney left and it blew up in their face. The GOP is doing the same damn thing. People get tired of it. But opening the border is not an option.
FQ13

You continue to your vain attempts to conceal your liberal ideology behind the veneer of a libertarian. Here again you totally miss what actual thinking people want. Get rid of the illegal aliens. The continuing court and legislative actions against "Gay marriage" and Obummercare, indicate that people DO want these socially conservative policies.
Any one but a PhD would  realize that if they didn't, they would not have voted for the people promoting them.
You compound my low opinion of you by singing the socialist mantra of banks are evil, all we need is a little more regulation.
Dumbass, You still haven't figured out that govt meddling by lying scumbags like Barney "the butt blaster" Frank is what caused this whole mess in the first place.