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Nassau County Exec, Ed Mangano Supports Study to make Long Island the 51st American State
Long Island Press ^
| 05/03/2010
Posted on 05/03/2010 1:11:31 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
“residents there often complain that they also pay among the most in taxes”
If they don’t like the taxes, they should move.
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:14:58 PM PDT
by
nhoward14
(A mind is a terrible thing to waste. That is why Obama gave his away.)
To: SeekAndFind
The concept is one that has been discussed and often laughed at for many years. Long Island a state?
Bwahaha!
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:15:32 PM PDT
by
trumandogz
(The Democrats are driving us to Socialism at 100 MPH -The GOP is driving us to Socialism at 97.5 MPH)
To: trumandogz
they could become The Iced Tea State...
To: SeekAndFind
And we can split California in three too! Two senators for the coastal insanity, four for the rest of California... Heck, we can just call the coastal state ‘Sea Breeze.’
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:16:56 PM PDT
by
kingu
(Favorite Sticker: Lost hope, and Obama took my change.)
To: SeekAndFind
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:18:40 PM PDT
by
nolongerademocrat
("Before you ask G-d for something, first thank G-d for what you already have." B'rachot 30b)
To: kingu
And we can split California in three too! Illinois is ready to make Chicago its own state.
To: stars & stripes forever
NH Article 10.... Only state left with the right to revolution left in the constitution.
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:26:51 PM PDT
by
Article10
(Roger That)
To: SeekAndFind; neverdem; Clemenza
20 years ago maybe, but all the conservatives have long since left leaving it a Liberal hellhole like the rest of NY
If New York is to Split then
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:37:12 PM PDT
by
qam1
(There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
To: SeekAndFind
There is, of course, a slight problem with Article 4, Sec. 3 of the Constitution that says:
but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State Admission of West Virginia to the Union (formed from what was western Virginia) may have written this out of the Constitution, but that seems more likely to be uniquely connected with the Civil War.
Jack
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:38:02 PM PDT
by
JackOfVA
To: qam1
HELL no! LIdiots will not see their sorry situation improve under statehood. It will do nothing to decrease the five-figure property taxes that are used entirely to fund the local school fiefdoms and extensive services.
Note to the ignorant: Nassau and Suffolk Counties last voted GOP in a Presidential election in 1988.
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:40:14 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
To: SeekAndFind
what I want to know is how do we make Florida a commonwealth like puerto Rico? seriously... what are the benefits of being a state, besides paying massive federal taxes, that puerto Rico doesn’t get?
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:40:23 PM PDT
by
sten
To: nhoward14
LIdiots only pay “most in taxes” due to their high property taxes which go toward LOCAL services. While LI does have some very wealthy areas such as Old Brookville and Kings Park, most of Lawn Guyland is middle class. NYC actually has a higher % of high earners, let alone millionaires, who truly subsidize the rest of the state.
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:42:05 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
To: sten
PR would be eligible for a treasury bailout of their sorry-ass economy were they to become a state. They would also have reps in congress to lobbie for more bennies from Uncle Sugar.
BTW: With a median income of only $17,000, few on PR would get hit with an income tax.
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:43:18 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
To: JackOfVA
You forgot the:
without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.
To: SeekAndFind
Why can’t Israel just annex those counties?
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posted on
05/03/2010 1:49:44 PM PDT
by
texson66
(Congress does not draw to its halls those who love liberty. It draws those who love power .)
To: JackOfVA
“There is, of course, a slight problem with Article 4, Sec. 3 of the Constitution that says: but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State.
Admission of West Virginia to the Union (formed from what was western Virginia) may have written this out of the Constitution, but that seems more likely to be uniquely connected with the Civil War.”
Remember, at the time, 1863, Virginia was not part of the Union (at least as far as they were concerned).
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posted on
05/03/2010 2:10:22 PM PDT
by
RayBob
(If guns kill people, can I blame misspelled words on my keyboard?)
To: SeekAndFind
Nassau County would be better suited to become a borough of NYC through annexation. Note that Brooklyn is on LI. Also Suffolk County is likely currently a lost cause.
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posted on
05/03/2010 2:11:47 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: Paladin2
Queens too; I forgot until I saw the map.
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posted on
05/03/2010 2:13:25 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
To: texson66
Why cant Israel just annex those counties?
Because Jews on the Island are outnumbered considerably by Italians. Nassau and Suffolk are the second and third most Italian counties in the US by ancestry % (Richmond County, aka Staten Island is first).
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posted on
05/03/2010 2:13:40 PM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Remember our Korean War Veterans)
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