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I notice on that map that

watermelonpunch — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 04:51:07 +0000

I notice on that map that Luzerne County is included with Lackawanna County in Pennsylvania, as part of Yankeedom. (It's the piece in the NE that sort of drops below jutting out along the southern line of Yankeedom.)

I would like to protest that, as I would like a border drawn separating Luzerne County from where I live.

Luzerne County PA is kind of like it's own little island that would make more sense if it was on another continent.

Look the place up & you'll see what I mean. ;o)

Yes, and 14 senators is just

ocean-kat — Sat, 09 Nov 2013 02:34:07 +0000

In reply to You are exactly correct,

Yes, and 14 senators is just parity with Colorado. For California to get parity with Wyoming it would get 144 senators. There are some large population conservative states like Texas that would lessen the effect of California. But over all our current system makes the senate somewhat more republican than it would be and decidedly more conservative.

There are at least 30

EmmaZahn — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 23:38:40 +0000

In reply to Well, if we allow each city

There are at least 30 metropolitan areas with over 1 million but not that many cities alone do. Some of the metro areas even cross state lines: New York, Chicago, Washington DC even Kansas City. California has four; Texas and Florida, three each. The smallest, San Antonio, has more population than the 14 smallest states.

Sure, why not let them have their own ~~ambassador at court~~ senator.

You are exactly correct,

tmccarthy0 — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:35:07 +0000

In reply to Thanks to everyone who

You are exactly correct, which is what makes our system in some ways so undemocratic. Wyoming, Montana the Dakotas, Alaska, in the Senate have far more power than their populations ought to have. I also agree with your take on secession. Your satire was spot on, and describes those people to a T. I even posted it on my facebook page, cause I LOLOLOL'd when I read it. And yah, when California gets 14 Senators, then maybe we can actually get some stuff done that is actually good for the country.

You're assuming that all the

MrSmith1 — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 21:53:35 +0000

In reply to Thanks to everyone who

You're assuming that all the seceding states want to remain part of the United States and not become their own separate Republics, right? Separate countries would make the senator problem moot, but, of course, would bring up the question of whether or not they could qualify for foreign aid. :-)

Well, if we allow each city

Verified Atheist — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 20:35:00 +0000

In reply to Thanks to everyone who

Well, if we allow each city with a population of over 1 million to secede from it, then that might help, even if means that (the now rural) California becomes Republican.

Ran across this today:

Donal — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:55:36 +0000

In reply to More Than Fifty States?

Ran across this today:

Thanks to everyone who

ocean-kat — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:47:03 +0000

In reply to This is so funny kat. Nice

Thanks to everyone who thought my satire funny. Secession is one of those issues that really piss me off. Some have suggested it may make sense as a local issue but its effect on the national level makes it a nonstarter for me. Colorado already gets 2 senators for its 5 million people while California has 36 million. And a bunch of loser republicans want 2 more? My answer is no, no, no. When California gets 14 senators maybe we can talk. But the first thing I'd want to talk about then is Wyoming's 2 senators and its population of only 500 thousand.

http://robertdfeinman.com/society/senate_vs_population.html

This is so funny kat. Nice

tmccarthy0 — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 13:00:52 +0000

In reply to More Than Fifty States?

This is so funny kat. Nice one, but now I want my own state, I just haven't figured out what to call it yet.

Sarcasm becomes you. :-)

MrSmith1 — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:38:29 +0000

In reply to "If we don't get our way on

Sarcasm becomes you. :-)