Given the massive political divisions in this country, GOP vs. Democrat, red vs. blue, right wing vs. left wing, liberals vs. conservatives, MAGA vs. sane people, anti-vaxxers vs. normal healthy people, climate change denialists vs. knowledgeable folk, it isn't surprising that a very conservative rural part of one state with a big liberal city would want to secede from that state and join up with the very conservative state one border over.
That's the case with southern Illinois (pretty much everything south and west of Joliet) and Indiana. Do you think I'm kidding?
Seriously, that's what they want to do. Seriously stupid, and it would take a lot of work, but it's under discussion.
Rural Midwesterners fight to split 'failed' blue state in two after years of Democrat chaos
"Their mantra is: 'Leave Illinois without moving.'I wouldn't put it past them, but the main problem I see is balance. There'd be two more nearly-certain Republican Senate seats, but possibly two nearly-certain Democratic seats as well. I'd have to see the change in the House representation, too.
American history is littered with examples of states and counties trying to redraw maps — and most often they're doomed.
But Illinois' separatists have the wind in their sails after winning nonbinding ballot resolutions in 33 of the state's 102 counties.
Neighboring Indiana has taken notice, offering to shift its western border and absorb disgruntled parts of Illinois.
G.H. Merritt, chairman of New Illinois State, says she expects Illinois to soon 'crash and burn' due to the progressive tax-and-spend policies of Chicago's political elite."
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