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Re: Annex Mexico
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:22 pm
by Dave2
OldCannon wrote:psijac wrote:anygunanywhere wrote:Why would we want more blue states?
Anygunanywhere
U.S. territories like Guam and Puerto Rico get no Federal representation and cannot vote in Presidential elections.
You do realize that Puerto Rico just had a referendum for statehood that passed, right?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nati ... m/1689097/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I had completely forgotten that they were even voting on it. I wonder what the chances of them gaining statehood are? Adding a new state sure would be interesting... I wonder how much campaigning the 2016 presidential candidates would feel like they'd need to do there "to show our newest citizens how important they are"
Re: Annex Mexico
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 1:29 pm
by Dave2
77346 wrote:Annex Mexico?
Why on Earth would we want to do that?
Well they do have good food and nice resort communities.
Re: Annex Mexico
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 4:53 pm
by HankB
psijac wrote: U.S. territories like Guam and Puerto Rico get no Federal representation and cannot vote in Presidential elections.
What would it take to make California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois into territories?
Re: Annex Mexico
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:10 pm
by WildBill
HankB wrote:psijac wrote: U.S. territories like Guam and Puerto Rico get no Federal representation and cannot vote in Presidential elections.
What would it take to make California, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois into territories?
I don't know, but I vote for myself to be King of California.
I would even invite you to visit [at one of my palaces] in Malibu.
