TUCSON — Some Southern Arizonans are joining forces to push for the creation of a 51st state carved out of Pima County. The new state would be called Baja Arizona.
Organizers acknowledge there are big hurdles in creating Baja Arizona. They must first get on the ballot, then get approval from the Legislature or from state voters to allow the break off.
A new state constitution would have to be drafted and approved, plus they'd have to get the OK from Congress and the president.
Start Our State co-chairman Paul Eckerstrom tells the Arizona Daily Star at a minimum the drive to create a 51st state sends a message that Pima County doesn't go along with priorities being outlined in Phoenix.
Start Our State already has a Facebook page showing what Baja Arizona would look like.
Slabside posted at 12:58 pm on Thu, Feb 24, 2011.
By all means, break away you illegal pandering morons. Arizona doesn't need you. Your state just adds a buffer between Arizona and the toilet south of the border.[beam]
EmperorSmith posted at 3:41 pm on Thu, Feb 24, 2011.
Let them be 50 the rest of AZ succeeds.
Leon Ceniceros posted at 3:46 pm on Thu, Feb 24, 2011.
AND THEY TALK ABOUT REPUBLICANS BEING....."LOONEY-TUNES"...........AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS A JOKE ...AN..."APRIL FOOLS DAY" FUNNY STORY.
BUT THEN, I SAW SOMETHING ON THE TVNEWS ABOUT THE "NEW" 51ST STATE. I NATURALLY THOUGHT OF PUERTO RICO (AMERICA'S WELFARE STATE)...THEN REALIZED THOSE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE-UP ALL THE..."DEMOCRAT GIVE-AWAYS" THAT IT'S CITIZENS RECEIVE FROM THE OLD OBAMA/REID/PELOSI (GANG OF 3) DAYS AND FIGURED THAT WILL.. NEVER.. HAPPEN.
THEN IT SAID ON THE TV...."BAJA ARIZONA" WAS TO BE CREATED FROM THE OLD GADSEN PURCHASE PART OF ARIZONA BY DISENCHANTED .."TUCSON DEMOCRATS AND MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA ...GREEN PARTY".........THE GREEN PARTY....DID ANYONE EVEN KNOW THAT THERE WAS A ..."GREEN PARTY"....IN ARIZONA ..........DO ANY OF YOU SEE ANYTHING.........."GREEN"....IN ARIZONA AFTER MAY 1ST UNTIL DECEMBER 1ST...........NO....99% OF ARIZONA IS .."BURNT-TOAST BROWN"....AFTER BEING NUKED IN 120F TEMPURATURES DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
I THOUGHT WOULDN'T IT BE HOOT... IF THERE WAS A ...."SAVE THE SAGUAROS"....GREEN PARTY CAMPAIGN.......IF SO........I WOULD LOVE A TEE-SHIRT...I'M GOING TO A REUNION OF MY OLD ARMY UNIT AND THE GUYS WOULD FALL OFF THEIR BAR STOOLS LAUGHING IF I WALKED IN WEARING A ...."SAVE THE SAGUAROS"...TEE SHIRT. HECK, I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO BUY A BEER THE WHOLE WEEKEND...JUST POSE WITH THE GUYS WEARING MY TEE-SHIRT FOR A PHOTO.
AS FOR THE...."BAJA ARIZONA CAMPAIGN".....I CAN JUST SEE THE BANNER NOW....BRIGHT PINK....WITH A "HORNY TOAD"...AND THE WORDS ..."DON'T JOG ON ME"...PRINTED UNDER IT....THE YUPPIES WOULD LOVE IT....I CAN SEE THE BUMPER STICKERS ON ALL THEIR "HYBRID" CARS RIGHT NOW...LOL.
THIS IS PRICELESS FOLKS.....PRICELESS ! ! !
EmperorSmith posted at 4:41 pm on Thu, Feb 24, 2011.
please caps off
Dale Whiting posted at 5:11 pm on Thu, Feb 24, 2011.
Neither you guys nor the AP know how to take a joke! Texas was admitted to the Union with the proviso that it could divide itself up into five pieces. But where giving a small and depopulated region like Baja its own status as a state would give it two senators and one representative, just like Wyoming, but no Wyoming oil, "Ain't no way Jose! ! ! !"
EmperorSmith posted at 5:37 pm on Thu, Feb 24, 2011.
who is to say?
CharAZ1949 posted at 1:49 pm on Mon, Feb 28, 2011.
If only they would include a few more Az Counties in their effort. There are a lot of sensible people throughout the state that would like to get rid of the crazies in Maricopa.
Bello Raven posted at 7:36 am on Tue, Mar 1, 2011.
Let's be logically realistic here!
So you want to break away from our great State of Arizona? Then why would you want to include the name of our State in your obviated moronic quest to sever ties based upon majority party representation?
Democrats, and Republicans alike are sick and tired of illegal immigrants crossing our boarders. It is WE; the American taxpayer that has to fork up the cash to deal with the myriad of problems related to this issue.
If you were to ever (; in your wildest dreams) succeed in such a preposterous venture, maybe We; The People of Arizona should place a boarder fence around you.