Western Maryland’ Secession Movement Growing

[Red Dawg]

Idealy, eastern MD would be very aligned to the western part, and leave the citified liberals stuck in the middle. Where being left alone and being able to survive unimpeeded would be an assett. Hmmm, Use the Balt beltway as a dividing line maybe? All south of the northern portions of the beltway can suck eggs? LOL..

 

[OC4me]

Maryland (not to mention many other states) needs its own version of the Electoral College to ensure that high population centers don't dictate policy for everybody else. In the meantime those 20 counties are screwed. It would of course require an amendment to the state constitution, which would be hard to get past the voters of those 3 remaining counties. I'd say pursue both secession and an amendment. Perhaps the prospect of secession would drive the amendment as a compromise.

 

[optiksguy]

Maryland (not to mention many other states) needs its own version of the Electoral College to ensure that high population centers don't dictate policy for everybody else. In the meantime those 20 counties are screwed. It would of course require an amendment to the state constitution, which would be hard to get past the voters of those 3 remaining counties. I'd say pursue both secession and an amendment. Perhaps the prospect of secession would drive the amendment as a compromise.

As much as I like this idea I believe the courts would not allow it. They have ruled that state legislatures must be strictly one man one vote[1], therefore I believe no system such as an electoral college, or even one designed after the US Senate, would be allowed. State legislatures have essentially become two House of Representatives of different sizes.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_v._Sims

 

[OC4me]

As much as I like this idea I believe the courts would not allow it. They have ruled that state legislatures must be strictly one man one vote[1], therefore I believe no system such as an electoral college, or even one designed after the US Senate, would be allowed. State legislatures have essentially become two House of Representatives of different sizes.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_v._Sims

Hmmm, interesting...if true then Maryland is truly screwed. Secession would be the only option in that case.