State of Liberty
Washington
Liberty
The State of Liberty is a proposed U.S. state to be formed out of Eastern Washington. Enabling legislation was introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives in January 2019.[1] It was proposed by Washington State Representative Matt Shea as House Memorials in 2015 and 2017,[2][3][4][5] and was the subject of the Douglas County Republicans' "Lincoln Day dinner" keynote speech in May 2018 at the Wenatchee Convention Center.[6]
See also
- 51st state
- Cascadia (independence movement)
- Jefferson (proposed Pacific state)
- Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state)
References
- ^ Lawmakers submit bill to split Wash. in half, create 51st state of 'Liberty', KOMO-TV, January 25, 2019
- ^ Jim Camden (December 7, 2016), "Matt Shea, Bob McCaslin propose creating new state called "Liberty" in Eastern Washington", Spokesman-Review, Spokane
- ^ Katie Herzog (November 9, 2018), "Rep. Matt Shea Wants to Split Washington State in Two", The Stranger
- ^ "Washington lawmakers file bill to split state in two", The Oregonian, Portland, December 7, 2016
- ^ "A 51st state, called Liberty, would have political clout and an ag-based economy", Spokesman-Review, Spokane, February 12, 2017
- ^ Joel Connelly (May 2, 2018), 'Liberty: The 51st State' -- Republicans to hear plan to split Washington, Seattle P-I
Further reading
- Leah Sottile (October 23, 2018), "Something's Brewing in the Deep Red West – Rep. Matt Shea has been trying to create a libertarian utopia in the Pacific Northwest, a 51st state called Liberty. And he keeps getting re-elected.", Rolling Stone
- Kellen Browning (December 2, 2018), Midterm’s geographic divide renews interest in unlikely plan to split Washington in two, McClatchy Washington [D.C.] bureau
- Shawn Goggins (November 7, 2018), Washington divided? Support for formation of 51st state appears to be gaining momentum in 2018, Ephrata, Washington: iFiberOne News
External links
- HB 1509 - 2019-20 Establishing the new state of Liberty, Washington State Legislature
- https://libertystate.org/
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