Puerto Rico - They want in
Other Carribean Islands - US Virgin Islands, Cuba, etc.
South Pacific Territories - Guam, Midway, etc.
North California - The one with all the water
One of them Canadian States - Whadda they call 'em, provincials?
An Extra-planetary Option - the Moon, Mars, etc.
Other
None - Why do you hate America?
With the election results from Puerto Rico there is once again bound to be discussion about adding another star to the flag. But will it be Puerto Rico when it finally does happen? Or perhaps one of the other perennial contenders? Of course there is a poll.
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I'd like to add Canada and Mexico to the United States. Our southern border would be much smaller and I don't think that there would be too many issues with trespassers along the northern one.
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WTF???? Who did this poll?
Michigan's Upper Peninsula!!!! It would be called Superior or Sylvania.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superio...ed_U.S._state)
When compassion exceeds logic for too long, chaos will ensue. - Unknown
Split those norcal hippies!!!
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I think we made a big mistake after the Spanish American War when we had Cuba and gave it back. Cuba would have made a great state. Before Castro, my grandparents went to Cuba on business (sugar cane production) and pleasure, and they said it was a great place. Yes, of course, for the foreigners. The people under Batista didn't fare so well. Had we held onto it, things would have been a lot better for Cuba and probably us, as well.
So I would favor bringing them into the fold and making Puerto Rico and Cuba states. I prefer an even number of states, for the sake of an orderly flag.
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It will simply be absorbed into Wisconsin.Originally posted by michaelskis
WTF???? Who did this poll?
Michigan's Upper Peninsula!!!! It would be called Superior or Sylvania.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superio...ed_U.S._state)
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There are some that want to make the Philippines a state. I think it is about 60 years too late for that but it would be kind of weird to have another ~90 million people in the country.
Declare war against the Turks and Caicos Islands, and annex them before Canada gets them as a province.
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There will never be a 51st state. It would make flag designing too difficult. Instead no new state can come in until one of the existing ones leaves. There's a few I'd like to nominate.
We can just substitute 1 big star for each 5 little stars, much like Clube vs CluBe.
“Death comes when memories of the past exceed the vision for the future.”
You're all Imperialists!! And you're making me cry!!!
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I stand corrected. Let 'em in. But no Irish!
Growth for growth's sake is the ideology of the cancer cell. -- Edward Abbey
Nah, let's get rid of Texas (ducks and runs..)
I don't think we will ever get a 51st state. How territories like PR are governed might change over time though.
Fun Trivia: the non-profit org that I work at is named after Puerto Rican independence fighter Don Pedro Albizu Campos
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We had a thread about Chicagoland area trying to become the 51st state.
http://www.cyburbia.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45777
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Why don't you knock it off with them negative waves?
Why don't you dig how beautiful it is out here?
Why don't you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?
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Are you sure you're not hurt ?
No. Just some parts wake up faster than others.
Broke parts take a little longer, though.
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What would be almost as wrong as it being part of Ohio.
When compassion exceeds logic for too long, chaos will ensue. - Unknown
Actually, there are a lot of states that would like to be split off from their current state. These are some that I can think of off the top of my head:Upstate NY from NYC and environsUsually these "movements" result from population shifts that give one part of a state a lot more power than other parts. It wasn't a big issue before one-man, one-vote rules took effect in the 1960s and 1970s but now that cows and deer can't get representation in the Nebraska or New York legislatures, some folks squawk.
Northern Cali from Southern
Western Nebraska from the eastern part
Illinois from Chicago and environs
There won't be any division of any state. There's way too much nationalism in places like the Philippines or Cuba for either to ever consider becoming a state. Maybe eventually Puerto Rico and the VI become a Carribbean state while Guam, American Samoa, and other Pacific territories become another Pacific one, but it's sure NOT going to be too soon.
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Totally. I'd be all for getting away from you socal phoniesSplit those norcal hippies!!!Long live Jefferson!
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I second Yooperdom or Upper Michigan! I'm tired of paying for all those deadbeats. I got enough in my town!
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Meh. Arid, overrun by Canadian tourists, and they drive on the wrong side of the road. Canada can have them.
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