– El Dorado County Group Mulls Secession From California:
Authored by Jill McLaughlin via The Epoch Times,
Frustrated by what they call a lack of representation, some residents of El Dorado County, east of Sacramento, are exploring a plan to split from the Golden State and form their own state.
If enough residents support the idea, the Republic for El Dorado State group will take the matter directly to Congress, bypassing the state Legislature that has squashed numerous past attempts.
“We’re trying to find a way for it to happen without having to go to California on our knees, begging for them to release us. Because we know they will not,” one of the organizers, Sharon Durst, told The Epoch Times.
The county encompasses about 1,800 square miles along the Sierra Nevada and includes South Lake Tahoe, Placerville, Pollock Pines, Fallen Leaf, Meeks Bay and many other small towns and villages.
Today, the rural county of less than 200,000 people attracts tourists to its wine country and recreational offerings.
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