The 51st state

The people of Cheyenne Wells, Colorado gather together in a coffee shop to discuss something big, something that could change America, a 51st state. They are tired of how liberal the state of Colorado has become, and they have had enough of its Democratic leaders. Protesters in 11 rural Colorado countries have started a movement to break from Colorado and form a new state. There are many problems they have to face to accomplish this though. American history is full of states that have tried to break away from their original state, but almost none of them have succeeded.

There have been multiple attempts at creating new states. Not a lot of people hear about Absaroka or Texlahoma, but they almost became states. This is the first attempt in a long time. Most of the time states try to break away out of frustration for not getting represented. The people of Colorado are upset because of how liberal Colorado has gotten. They has to face many challenges to become a there own state. First all 11 countries have to vote to leave. Then the Colorado has to let them leave. Then Congress has to agree to admit a new state. These three steps are extremely difficult. These are the reasons that I think Colorado will not succeed at becoming a new state.

 Although Colorado probably will not become it's own state, there will be new states in the future. "It's a safe bet to say the American map is going to change in our lifetime," says Michael Trinklien. "It's sort of naive to think we're locked in at 50 and thats the end of story." Colorado's attempt is probably not going to work, but we are definitly going to see new states in the future.