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An enormous mistake was made on
December 30, 1853 when the Gadsden Treaty was signed between the United
States and Mexico. The northern part of the Mexican state of Sonora, an
area located south of the Gila River, was purchased by the United States,
and tacked into what became the State of Arizona. The people of the Gadsden Purchase have
increasingly chafed under the domination of an enormous population in an
around Phoenix (Maricopa County). In order to end the domination of
Phoenix, the people of the Gadsden Purchase are seeking statehood.
Proclaiming themselves as Baja Arizona, a "state of mind" is acknowledged
to exist. The primary differences between Baja
Arizona and the remainder of Arizona are of attitude and tolerance. The
people of Baja Arizona are known throughout the southwest for their
enlightened view of the world. In Baja Arizona people fight for civil
rights. In Phoenix, they are jailing immigrants. In Baja Arizona a major issue is environmental quality. In Phoenix the major concern is how to
gut the budgets of the state university system so we don't have too many smart people to
disagree with the dunderheads in the State Legislature. If Baja Arizona Became a
State The State Capital would be in an RV, that
would move from town to town every six weeks. The State Motto would be "mas
cerveza". The State Song would be "Jo Jo" by the
Beatles. The State Animal would be Wiley
Coyote. The State Minstrel is Linda
Ronstadt. Cigarettes would be taxed at the rate
of $4.00 per pack to support the state's free health care
system. Baja Arizona would probably send two
Democrats to the US Senate. WHAT ARE THE
CHANCES? >The state legislature would have to
call a special election, and the people of Alta Arizona and Baja Arizona
would have to vote in favor of splitting the state. Then Congress would
have to approve. The chances of the people in Maricopa County voting to
get rid of the concentration of Democrats to the south, and the people of
Baja Arizona voting to sever their ties to the right-wingers to the north
are excellent. The chances in Congress are not so good. First, there are several proto-states waiting to
be created--Puerto Rico (the 51st), District of Columbia (52nd), and
Northern California (53rd). Baja Arizona is 54th. The other three would
probably send Democrats to Congress, as would Baja Arizona. There is no
way the GOP-dominated House and Senate would create 4 new Democrat
delegations in Congress, just like the South blocked the admission of free
states before the Civil War. Like the pre-Civil War period, the only way
Baja Arizona gets to be a state is if a new Republican dominated state is
also admitted. Texas could split into 5 states. Disneyworld could become a
state... LETTERS AND
COMMENTS Enjoyed your frumious bandersnatch! But
the map of Arizona showing only Alta and Baja is incomplete--it is common
knowledge that the upper third, centered in Flagstaff, is Alta Arizona;
the lower third, centered in Tucson, is Baja Arizona; and the middle
third, centered in Phoenix, is Caca Arizona. Simple as ABC.----from D.D.
Patton FREE BAJA ARIZONA This web page is sponsored by the
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