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The South Miami City Commission has passed a resolution that would split Florida in half, making South Florida the 51st state.
Vice Mayor Walter Harris first put the resolution on the table. It passed with a 3-2 vote at the city commission meeting on Oct. 7.
Harris told the commission that Florida isn’t doing enough to address South Florida’s concerns about rising sea levels.
The mayor of the town agreed with Harris, saying he’s called for secession for the past 15 years but never actually wrote a resolution. He also blasted the northern part of the state, saying, “They would love to saw the state in half and just let us float off into the Caribbean.”
Opponents of the bill warned that secession could create a dangerous precedent for other regions that aren’t satisfied, even on a city level.
The resolution would make Brevard, Orange, Polk, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties as the northern border of South Florida.
In total, 24 counties would be a part of the proposed state.
The resolution’s approval now sends it to the governing bodies of the proposed South Florida counties for their approval. However, the measure would require approval from the entire state and Congress before actually happening.
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