• Source: State of Liberty

      • The State of Liberty was a proposed U.S. state to be formed out of Eastern Washington, as submitted in a failed bill proposal in 2019 by Matt Shea and Bob McCaslin Jr. in the Washington House of Representatives. It was proposed by Shea as House Memorials in 2015 and 2017, and was the subject of the Douglas County Republicans' "Lincoln Day dinner" keynote speech in May 2018 at the Wenatchee Convention Center. In early 2021, a bill (House Bill 1239) calling for the creation of a new state called Liberty was proposed by Republicans Rob Chase and Bob McCaslin. The bill was also co-sponsored by Republicans Robert Sutherland and Tom Dent.


      See also


      51st state
      Cascadia (independence movement)
      Jefferson (proposed Pacific state)
      Lincoln (proposed Northwestern state)


      References




      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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