CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Senator Chris Rose this week introduced a Senate resolution inviting 30 counties from Maryland and Virginia to join the Mountain State.

According to a statement from Rose’s office, the goal was to “strengthen regional ties and promote shared Appalachian values.”

The resolution comes on the heels of Democrats claiming sweeping victories in Virginia. Meanwhile, the Democrats have long dominated Maryland politics.

In 2021, three Maryland counties — Allegany, Garrett, and Washington — asked to split from the Old Line State join with West Virginia .

Those same counties were invited to join West Virginia in Rose’s new resolution.

Rose cited West Virginia’s secession from Virginia in 1863 over the question of slavery as a precedent. Residents in Virginia’s

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