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Coloradan. Only if a neighboring State does, because if not, we are neighboring other borders and we would be landlocked without food or water imports. Its either all Pacific and Front Range States agree we have to split, or none of us can.
Our most populous cities, Denver and CO Springs, are below the mountains, and are screwed in a combat scenario.
I don't see Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, or Kansas doing so willingly.
In American balkanization I imagine yall would be a battleground of the literal variety. Colorado and new Mexico would want to join Pacifica and Nevada, Arizona, Wyoming, and Montana likely won't. But also you're valuable enough to justify putting up a stink for
I think Colorado could force AZ to do what they want just by threatening to turn off the water.
New Mexico went Kamala. Border state.