Adrestia Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 [quote name='AnneLine' timestamp='1352306894' post='2505795'] Maybe we should encourage Guam to go for it and get a two-fer on adding states.... Or perhaps just add a strip down the edge..... [/quote] I we do this, divide California into 2 states & divide Texas into 2 states (or just divide California into 3 states), we can add another column of 4 stars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aloysius Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I love how the primary concern in all of this is how to draw up the flag lol. I know we're not really saying to actually do any of these things, but it's interesting to think about--dividing up any state is an invitation for the biggest gerrymandering battle of all time. could you imagine that? 2 senators per state, each state has electoral votes, any kind of reshaping completely changes the game. anyway, it's very interesting to think of what might happen with Puerto Rico in terms of its two senators. I think they have some of their own parties established down there that are not national parties, I wonder if they could maintain power within Puerto Rico and we'd see some third party senators for once. that'd be interesting... but I'm just wildly speculating, I don't really know too much about puerto rico politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1352301280' post='2505734'] Or we could just boot out Rhodes Island. [/quote] YOU WILL NOT!!! And if anyone dares suggest such a thing again..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 DC statehood would be next. Heck, let's just make a hundred states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dominicansoul Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 we need to take over canada and mexico, too. ...that would be awe.some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Annexing Mexico would nullify te border problem. And it's a very humane answer to illegal immigration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 [img]http://i.imgur.com/D5vvD.png[/img] courtesy of reddit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 It would not be the first time you guys changed your flag a bit. I hardly think the rest of the world would even notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiiMichael Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Sixpence beat me to it. Yeah, they've already designed a flag with 51 stars back when DC statehood was all up in arms. The idea of just not adding a star for PR is rather insulting, to be quite honest. Just because we haven't had a new state in more than 50 years doesn't mean that we can or should stop the tradition of having our flag be representative of the entire country just because we have a new addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrestia Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I still think California should be divided. Their 55 electoral votes comprise more than 1/5 of the total needed to elect the president. I'd love to see the proposed gerrymandering if this were ever actually considered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthephysicist Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 [img]http://www.easymemes.com/uploads/memes/40044_xoewdJXJx5nF1zV.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norseman82 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 [quote name='Adrestia' timestamp='1352320206' post='2505939'] I still think California should be divided. [/quote] One good earthquake should do the trick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG45 Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 I like the flag from Reddit personally... Professor Oak, can I capture all the states in Pokeballs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XIX Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 [quote name='dominicansoul' timestamp='1352311972' post='2505865'] we need to take over canada and mexico, too. ...that would be awe.some! [/quote] We might actually win something in soccer for a change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) Good luck with that. PR just booted out their pro statehood PNP Governor for a PPD Governor with the PPD overtaking the island. The PPD(Popular Democratic Party) like the status quo. edit: I see the article in the OP addresses this. Edited November 8, 2012 by Maximilianus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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