Posted on 05/06/2008 11:42:12 AM PDT by RepublitarianRoger2
The City of North Lauderdale is taking a tough stance on home rule, and because of this they are spearheading an effort to split Florida into two states. They have passed a resolution, asking that a boundary line to split South Florida from the rest of the state be drawn at the Palm Beach County line. They're taking it so seriously that they want counties in South Florida, such as Miami-Dade, Broward, and Monroe to join in supporting them.
CBS4 viewers responded enthusiastically, and often humorously, when asked to submit a motto for the new state of South Florida.
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When I was a kid there was serious talk about breaking out the Delaware Valley...South Jersey, Philly, Wilmington and the rest of DE. As much as the folks I knew resented North Jersey there was no way they wanted to be tied to Philly so it never went anywhere.
Floridumb
The Snowbird State
Southern Ohio
I am all IN!
Florida is far from the only state split along these demographic and urban/suburban/rural kinds of lines. New York has NYC, NYC suburbs, and "upstate." Illinois has Chicago, Chicago suburbs, and "downstate." Michigan has Detroit, its suburbs, and the rest of the state. Pennsylvania has Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the rest of the state.
So there is nothing very unusual about part of a state talking about secession from the rest of it. However, it has actually come to pass just once, or possibly twice, in American history. And it took a Civil War for West Virginia to secede from Virgina.
The founding fathers were wise to put the provision requiring congressional approval in the Constitution, although perhaps they could have done better by requiring a supermajority of Congress.
even better...give them NOVA too. That way VA becomes a red state again.
“Maybe the Northern Counties can just join Georgia...”
Trade Miami for Atlanta? No way.
They get South Beach, Coconut Grove, and Key West, and we get Disney World, Universal Studios, and Cape Canaveral?
-PJ
We keep the Jaguars, maybe the Buccaneers and they keep the Dolphins.......
One more, but we'd also get one more Republican. Bill Nelson lives in Miami, so we'd be able to elect another Republican Senator in the new state of North Florida.
It’s also the only state that legally had the right to secede in 1860...
I’m from North Florida and I would support it.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
I would like to split California into two states Left california and Right California
The State of Free Cuba.
Which means that West Virginia is unconstitutional.
I rememberwhen Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin ran for Mayor of New York and City Council President on the platform of makng the city the 51st state.
Which is why we must never let libeals get rich.
Which you would think is against their principles anyway.
Given that Illinois already has two liberal Democratic Senators, splitting off Chicago from the rest of the state would actually probably result in the new State consisisting of Downstate Illinois electing two Republican Senators, while Chicago would continue to elect the two we have now.
Nor Maine from splitting off from Massachusetts.
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