Posted on 05/24/2025 4:44:06 AM PDT by MtnClimber
I think that if these states that wanted to be looter states found that they would also be looted by a country worse than their state then they would pucker up and reconsider. If not then so be it.
That is the correct act with good precedent. And do it to be effective January 1, 2029. Why then? In time for the 2030 census with a little carryover. Their delegate to congress can go be a delegate to the State on that date & figure out the transition with the State. Arlington & Alexandria did it and so can they.
No. PR is a cesspool.
DC is even worse.
DC and Puerto Rico as States, means 4 more Democrat Senators in perpetuity.
Make large metropolitan areas into mini States with only 1 Senator. LA/SF/SD would get one Senator, the rest of the State gets 2. Seattle/Tacoma/Renton/Bellevue gets one Senator, WA state gets 2 with no votes from the metro areas... Rinse and repeat. Boise in Idaho gets 1 Senator, the rest of Idaho gets 2 Senators.
JFK should have been more forceful to call off the The Bay of Pigs invasion. The Cuban exiles were going to need more support and it would have required our Green Berets on the ground to pull it off.
The CIA attempted to manipulate him into ordering the invasion with American support. Finally, JFK stood up to them. It was not even 100 days into his administration so they tried to take advantage of his inexperience.
Seriously, a US planned invasion of Cuba was doomed from the start. Anyone remember the number of military excursions we won since WW 2? A draw in Korea, followed by Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq twice and that little Island we actually had a win.
Seriously, a US planned invasion of Cuba was doomed from the start. Anyone remember the number of military excursions we won since WW 2? A draw in Korea, followed by Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq twice and that little Island we actually had a win.
The problem with the District becoming the 51st state is that it isn't big enough to be a state. It's only 61 square miles of land.
-PJ
The District of Columbia should be returned to the original 2 states from which it was formed. What the Federal Government owns will be no different than in any other city or state. By doing this, the Feds could get rid of the leaches in DC government and let Virginia and Maryland have them to deal with.
Wow. I’d like see traction on that!
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