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The 7 States That The Rest Of America Would Like To Kick Out Of the Country
Business Insider ^ | 5-29-2013 | Walter Hickey

Posted on 05/29/2013 9:58:03 AM PDT by blam

The 7 States That The Rest Of America Would Like To Kick Out Of the Country

Walter Hickey
May 29, 2013, 11:10 AM

An AskReddit thread yesterday polled Americans about which state they would remove from the union.

The answers were diverse and had a number of thought processes behind them — which states had the least people, which states contributed least to the country, which could survive on their own, and which state was Mississippi — and in the end a lot of people made a lot of sense.

Here are the states most Americans would love to see go:

7. Delaware.

First in, first out. Redditors alleged there's not much important there.

However, "Lots of companies are incorporated there. Sure, they could just move to another tax haven, but it would be a rough transition and they would lose out on the decades of case law that the state has on the subject of corporations.

6. Florida

This is most likely the result of the adventures of Florida Man and a desire to make elections easier.

Georgians spoke out in its defense as a functional Hurricane-shield.

5. Rhode Island

Rhode Island's departure would offend a minimal amount of people and shed a minimal amount of space.

"I had a professor in college from there and said that milkshakes are referred to as "cabinets." Who the hell does that?" Williston, North Dakota

3-4 (TIE). Either Dakota

One work-around solution was to combine North and South Dakota into a single Super Dakota.

While some Americans actually doubted the existence of North Dakota and proposed to strike it anyway, others pointed out that its absence would be noted

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KEYWORDS: expellstates; states; unwantedstates
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To: Resettozero

Universities everywhere are a problem!


81 posted on 05/29/2013 12:05:39 PM PDT by Tax-chick (The Commie Plot Theory of Everything. Give it a try - you'll be surprised how often it makes sense.)
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To: TLI

I just knew it would be a TX-un to draw such a map. Hey, we STILL need access to at least one left coast port!


82 posted on 05/29/2013 12:12:18 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: blam

1. VERMONT

2. MASSACHUSETTS
3. CONNECTICUT
4. CALIFORNIA
5. MICHIGAN
6. WASHINGTON
7. NEW JERSEY


83 posted on 05/29/2013 12:12:42 PM PDT by Hoodat (BENGHAZI - 4 KILLED, 2 MIA)
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To: TLI

And you’re making Mexico a part of the New TX? Huh? Remember the Alamo?


84 posted on 05/29/2013 12:15:07 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Hoodat
1. VERMONT

Just because of Leahy, right?
85 posted on 05/29/2013 12:17:24 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero
Hey, we STILL need access to at least one left coast port!

Check the map again.

Baja Peninsula. It's huge.

I hear the fishing is pretty good too...

Don't forget Palin country either!

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86 posted on 05/29/2013 12:22:48 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Zakeet

You have to keep Connecticut; it’s the only way to make other states’ congressional delegation look good. I dare you to google a picture of Rosa DeLauro, double dare you.

Don’t blame me if eye bleach doesn’t work.


87 posted on 05/29/2013 12:24:11 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: SAMWolf
"My list: California, New York, Illinois, Michigan (Not the Upper Peninsula), Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut.
As a “bonus” Washington DC.

I like your list and I'll throw in arKansas - any state that spawned Bubba and the Beast is not part of MY Country!

88 posted on 05/29/2013 12:26:45 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Pray THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA will be delivered from the evil unGODly forces)
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To: TLI

Yes, but the same Big One you’re counting on to remove the left coast will take the Baja too! You TX-uns still need us to help think this through.


89 posted on 05/29/2013 12:29:45 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: Resettozero
And you’re making Mexico a part of the New TX? Huh? Remember the Alamo?

Been to the Alamo many times friend.

Besides, we had half of Mexico at one time and we just sorta gave it back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mexican–American_War_(without_Scott's_Campaign)-en.svg

Perhaps they could do with a bit of Texas governing...

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90 posted on 05/29/2013 12:42:20 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: Resettozero
Big One

? ? ?

That's the current configuration of Baja.

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91 posted on 05/29/2013 12:44:30 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: alexander_busek
The top four states which a typical Democrat would like to expell from the Union:

A couple more:

Hawaii--It's way over in Asia.

Oklahoma--Too many tornadoes, like the recent one in Monroe.

92 posted on 05/29/2013 12:48:36 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: TLI

Actually we had all of Mexico.

Soon after Scott conquered the Halls of Montezuma he was asked to become KIng

Polk chose to let them deal with theor own problems post Santa Anna


93 posted on 05/29/2013 12:50:11 PM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 .....Obama Denies Role in Government)
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To: Tenacious 1
I lived just south of San Fran, CA for about 3.5 years in the late 90s. I'm a Hoosier Native (from Indiana). On no less than 2 occasions, when I told people where I was from, they said, "Oh, from East Coast?" In all three cases, the perpetrator was born and raised inside the state of California.

I have always said that my mother came from the East Coast. She was born in Palo Verde, Calif.--on California's East Coast (the right bank of the Colorado River).

94 posted on 05/29/2013 12:57:21 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: bert
Actually we had all of Mexico.

Well, I was just try`n ta be polite you know...

No need to beat `em up all over again, we just want a couple of shipping ports and some fishin' licenses.

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95 posted on 05/29/2013 1:07:31 PM PDT by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: demshateGod

“The implication was that an SEC coach or player may get arrested for DUI, but it would never be in the paper. Thus the advantage the SEC holds over other conferences.”

Nice try but what about Bobby Petrino? He was in the papers and got fired!

And ‘honey badger” Matheiu? Kicked out of school!

Dozens of SEC players are always arrested for DUI, burglaries, robberies, etc, and it is always in the papers down here. THAT is the advantage! We’re just tougher down here! ROFL


96 posted on 05/29/2013 1:10:53 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (Learn three chords and you, too, can be a Rock Star!)
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To: TLI

I see. Got it.


97 posted on 05/29/2013 1:19:05 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: TLI

Earthquake.


98 posted on 05/29/2013 1:19:49 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: The Sons of Liberty
I like your list and I'll throw in arKansas...

I see where we're all headed now. We need to return to being sovereign...States. Whatcha tink?
99 posted on 05/29/2013 1:24:08 PM PDT by Resettozero
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Here lies Lester Moore
Four shots from a .44
No Less, No More


100 posted on 05/29/2013 1:40:19 PM PDT by Portcall24
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