Weld County Holds First Meeting On 51st State
You probably already heard about it, but they actually got together and had a meeting about this:
About 50 people gathered in Fort Lupton Thursday to weigh in on whether Weld County should band together with several other Colorado counties and form a 51st state.
The crowd—which was mostly in favor of the proposal—expressed frustration with recent laws that they say don’t take into account the concerns of rural America.
Yes, try not to laugh.
The idea would be a long shot. Both the Colorado Legislature and U.S. Congress would have to approve the move. But Commissioner Sean Conway says he thinks a discussion is important.
“People when they feel disenfranchised and they feel their voices aren’t being heard, that’s a problem in a representative form of government,” Conway said.
Hint: part of being in a democracy is not taking your baseball home when the game isn’t going your way.