Posted on 10/28/2013 6:43:17 PM PDT by RKBA Democrat
Puerto Rico a contender? Only in the minds of ballot box stuffing fantasists. But then it is an NPR piece.
They are welcome to them.
Breaking up is hard to do.
We keep requiring Puerto Rico to take periodic votes on statehood. It keeps losing, but current policy is that we’;ll keep mandating referenda on the matter until it wins.
Not to mention the DC statehood movement. And at one point, there was a movement to make New York City the 51st state. (Just the 5 boroughs, not any of the suburbs.)Of course, now that Democrats have been shut out of Gracie mansion for 20 yers, they don’t like this idea quite as much.
I’m not in favor of parts of states joining other states, such as the counties in Colorado joining Wyoming because would not a 51st state create two more senate seats, of which would be conservative? Enough states doing this could really upset the balance of power in the Senate, which is exactly why the commies will try to stop it.
I see something on this order happening anyway. The big cities are typically infested with democrat socialists while the country folks just like their freedom. Sooner or later there’s got to be a divide.
I guess there is a positive side to nuclear war.
Interesting indeed.
“Thanks for the ping. I’m not encouraged by the tone of this article which says it won’t happen in our lifetimes.”
You’re welcome. Keep in mind it was written by NPR. Although I agree that new states will be difficult to constitute, what probably is doable is states redrawing boundary lines. For example, Wyoming grows by a few counties that Colorado would probably be happy to get rid of anyway.
There has been talk, just small talk so far, to have NW NJ split and join PA.
Many people don’t realize that just under half of the state’s counties are Red.
But it’s the “just under” that makes all the difference.
Are you sure you want Atlanta?
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