"They claim Maryland’s lawmakers don’t listen to their concerns so they want to form a state more in sync with their beliefs. “I’ve gone down to Annapolis. I’ve complained; I’ve been in rallies,” said Parr. 'It all falls on deaf ears.' 'The attitude is sit down, shut up, we don’t care what you think,' said Olden... Now the movement here is picking up steam. More than 8,000 people like the Facebook page for the Western Maryland Initiative and more than a thousand have signed petitions–but could they really form a new state?"
Some Western Md. Residents Want To Form Their Own State « CBS Baltimore
I'm not seeing a civil war because geographically, the restless people in different states aren't close enough to each other.