“I was asked by a journalist if I am a secessionist. My answer was a resounding ‘No!’. I explained that I’m rather a partitionist. I believe that rural parts of states that have been disenfranchised by their more populous urban hubs have every right to form new States within the Union. The rural and conservative portions control the larger land areas of many states. There is nothing magical or penultimate about the number 50. It is merely a temporary stopping point that has only stood since 1959. The citizens of regions like Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Northern Colorado, Southern Illinois, and Western New York have every right to choose their own destiny — that is, to choose partition.” – James Wesley, Rawles
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