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To: Artemis Webb

New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress.


10 posted on 07/02/2018 3:32:30 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Re: #10
Thank you.


27 posted on 07/02/2018 3:43:32 PM PDT by Artemis Webb (Maxine Waters for House Minority Leader!!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Sacramento will never agree. End of story. Four States might work. Add California Central Valley. So then two conservative states and two liberal. The Libs would have to give up a Mexican border though.


40 posted on 07/02/2018 4:19:55 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It’s not unconstitutional, it’s just very difficult to accomplish.


44 posted on 07/02/2018 4:26:57 PM PDT by mlo
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
New States may be admitted by the Congress into this Union; but no new States shall be formed or erected within the Jurisdiction of any other State; nor any State be formed by the Junction of two or more States, or parts of States, without the Consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Congress

Woukd not the "Consent of the Legislatures of the States" mean that a ballot initiative doesn't count?

48 posted on 07/02/2018 4:36:20 PM PDT by WMarshal (Because we're America, Bitches!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Bkmk #10
Constitution


79 posted on 07/02/2018 6:28:44 PM PDT by ptsal ( Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please. - M. Twain)
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