Republican Maryland Lawmakers Request Secession, Ask To Join West Virginia

GOP lawmakers representing Maryland’s three counties bordering West Virginia sent a letter Thursday to the neighboring state’s General Assembly speaker and Senate president, requesting admission into West Virginia.

Garret, Allegany and Washington county representatives asked in the two identically worded letters addressed to the West Virginia lawmakers to “consider adding us as constituent counties to the State of West Virginia.”

INBOX: The officials who represent Maryland’s three westernmost counties in the General Assembly have asked if their counties can join West Virginia. pic.twitter.com/AaKei1u2Ay

“We believe this arrangement may be mutually beneficial for both states and for our local constituencies. Please advise on next steps,” the officials of the three counties seeking secession wrote.

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