B.C. legislator shocked by American senator's 'nonsense' pitch to join U.S.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

A British Columbia legislator said he went from “disappointed” to “enraged” after receiving a pitch from a Republican state senator for Canada’s four western provinces to join the United States.

Brennan Day, with the Opposition B.C. Conservative Party, said his office had to first confirm the authenticity of the “nonsense” letter from Maine Sen. Joseph Martin after receiving it last week.

Martin’s three-page pitch said if B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba were to seek admission to the United States after referendum votes, it would have to be as full American states.

“This would not be annexation. It would be adoption, welcoming home kindred spirits, who were born under a different flag but who desire to live under our Constitution and accept our responsibilities, customs, and traditions,” he wrote in the letter shared by Day.

https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-legislator-shocked-by-american-senators-nonsense-pitch-to-join-us?itm_source=regular---hero-feed

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. Over our dead bodies

Even in Alberta, the Texas of Canada, only about 30% support separating from Canada, and almost nobody wants to become part of the US.

All this talk of referendums, it is not mentioned that the referendums are nonbinding- no separation could occur without the consent of the federal government and the First Nations peoples.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Elbows up! 🇨🇦

[Baitball Blogger]

2. What foreign country would want to live under our Constitution today?

Each day this crazy president assaults the sanctity of our Constitution and the Supreme Court and Republican controlled House allows him to erode the rights that we once took for granted.

This isn't going to end until we get 3/4 of Congress and reinforce the rules and rights that the Republicans are fighting to destroy.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

4. 🤗

[brush]

5. WtF? Isn't that just about half of Canada? A lot of morons out there. Why would they do that?

[Floyd R. Turbo]

7. Ten provinces and three territories.

[genxlib]

6. The arrogance is staggering

Nationalism is like a drug they get so pumped up on the "we're the best" narrative.

They are so high on their own supply that they can't even fathom the fact that other Countries are both happy and proud of who they are.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

8. 😬

[Srkdqltr]

9. Im sure they would say. Fuck off!!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

10. "Fuck off, eh!"😁

[Srkdqltr]

11. Oops , forgot the , ea!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

12. 😁

[Hey Joe]

13. I'll take things that would never happen in reality

for $100, Alex.
Senator Martin must be on powerful, mind altering drugs to even fever dream such nonsense.
Sure, let’s leave our sane, democratic country and move into the fascist sewers that the entire world is recoiling from the stench of.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. 🤗🇨🇦

[haele]

17. Ketamine, the new Cocaine.

Everyone who's anyone does it now, they feel like Gods!

[Grins]

14. Can't anybody play this game? ACCEPT the damn offer!!!

But stipulate ALL 10 Canadian provinces become states with equal privileges as the current 50.

Then watch the Reich-wingers howl when TWENTY new Senators are sworn in, only a couple as Republicans, flipping the senate to a strong blue!

Then watch them howl when 40-some House members are sworn in flipping the House a strong blue.

Then watch them howl when they realize those new members of the House come at the expense of current members of the House because there is a numerical limit on the House.

Oh, what a party we’ll have!!

And this is why it will never happen.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

16. 🤔

[Solly Mack]

18. Martin got a far nicer response than I would have given him.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

19. 😁

[Solly Mack]

20. Canadians are nicer people.

Well, nicer than me anyway.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

22. 😅

[mwmisses4289]

21. I would rather become part of Canada.

Edited to add:
Thanks to the article, just got to read some of Martin's idiot missive. Holy moly, I don't know what that jerk was on, but he needs some kind of intervention, and fast!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

23. 😅