Rep. Joy Proposes Plan to Divide Maine into Two States

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AUGUSTA – State Rep. Henry Joy submitted legislation today that would divide Maine into two states, one in the north and the other in the south. He says the action was sparked by the growing possibility
that the so-called Maine North Woods nature preserve would become
reality, forcing a massive relocation of population out of the region.
“The environmentalists have been working towards this for years,” said Rep. Joy (R-Crystal). “They plan to take 10 million acres in northern Maine and turn it over to the federal government. The land
could not be used for any further development, and private property
would be seized with no compensation. They don’t want anybody up there.”
Plans for the North Woods preserve were detailed today in a front p.... According to the article, a group called Keeping Maine’s Forests is close to a final plan for delivery to the federal government as early
as this month.
“I’m sorry to say that the governor appears to be on board with this scheme,” Rep. Joy said. “Perhaps he doesn’t fully comprehend the scale of the transformation. Why would he be in favor of surrendering more
than half of the state’s land? That’s why we need to split into two
states – so the people of northern Maine can decide their own destiny.
They don’t like being used as pawns in some giant environmental chess
game.”
Under Rep. Joy’s plan, the state of Maine would encompass most of the northern, eastern and western counties – Aroostook, Piscataquis, Somerset, Franklin, Penobscot, and parts of Washington, Hancock and
Oxford. The newly created state of Northern Massachusetts would include
the counties of York, Cumberland, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Lincoln,
Waldo, Knox and Kennebec. Hancock County would be split in half.
Washington County would remain part of Maine except for a strip along
the coast.
“Some people might think a bill to divide Maine into two states is a joke,” said Rep. Joy, now serving his eighth term in the Maine House. “It won’t seem very funny if the environmental extremists get their
way, and we see a forced relocation of the population of northern
Maine. That is exactly the plan of the 1992 Biodiversity Treaty, run by
the United Nations. They want half of the United States to be returned
to wilderness. Northern Maine would become part of the Northern Forest
Bioregion, some 26 million acres of timberland running from northern
New York to eastern Maine.
Before Rep. Joy’s proposal can proceed, it must be cleared by the Legislative Council, a 10-member group of legislative leaders.

 Bottom line folks, find a candiate and work your ass off to get them elected. persuade your unenrolled friends to pick a side and get busy. This is it for Maine, we either change it in 2010 or we might as well
all pack up and leave. Years ago when my husband and I were involved
with land use and land rights issues too many people scoffed at the
prospect of a national park in the north maine woods....... well not
much to scoff at anymore, they have already met with Obama and his
staff to protect most of maine from development... gee what effect do
you think that will have on jobs???

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