Another reason why others and I are pro secession is, a state will secede because they have no common interest with whom they seceded from. When looking at the Maine secession before Maine seceded, all of the farmers from Massachusetts moved to Maine for the richer soil and overall better farming conditions, but Massachusetts was made up mostly of coastal merchants. These are vey different types of careers that have next to nothing in common. With nothing in common these two areas have no unity and are constantly at strife with one another; in addition Massachusetts holds the legislative powers and makes laws and regulations work best for their interests only. But once Maine seceded, it closed the gap and ended much of the strife these areas