General Discussion

bonemachine

(757 posts)

30. Hmmm...

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 05:11 PM

Jun 2016

I do wonder if we're not pissing up a rope trying to drag all of the USA into the 21st century all at once sometimes. Not too many of our states would probably be able to hack it as sovereign nations, but there's a certain appeal to taking a heaping hunk of the power of the federal government and putting into the hands of a handful of regional governments instead...

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

46 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Would you like your state to leave the Union? [View all] Renew Deal Jun 2016 OP

No but I would like a State of like minded people to leave... peace13 Jun 2016 #1

As long as Canada absorbs Michigan. n/t demmiblue Jun 2016 #2

Ditto. roamer65 Jun 2016 #7

As long as Michigan absorbs Canada is what you really mean? Kaleva Jun 2016 #17

Ontario is and still would be the powerhouse province of Canada. roamer65 Jun 2016 #40

Yes, CA should start right now ghostsinthemachine Jun 2016 #3

Careful I got a hide last nite for bringing up the Texit. AngryAmish Jun 2016 #4

That doesn't make sense Renew Deal Jun 2016 #10

I'd prefer that California leave the US taught_me_patience Jun 2016 #5

We had this discussion 150 years ago. When the "leave" group lost Round One, struggle4progress Jun 2016 #6

Yes. If Canada would adopt us and make us Baja Britich Columbia. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2016 #8

No, but I'd sure like it if some other states would! choie Jun 2016 #9

+1 baldguy Jun 2016 #15

I would prefer to stay, but I live in Texas and I see lots of cry baby Jun 2016 #11

Where in Texas do you live? kentauros Jun 2016 #20

Palestine. East Texas...smaller towns, more rural, way more right wing cry baby Jun 2016 #24

I know of the small towns and East Texas. kentauros Jun 2016 #26

One nation, indivisible... jamese777 Jun 2016 #12

Other: I won't advocate for Washington's secession, but I won't stand in the way Aristus Jun 2016 #13

What about the bright red eastern halves of your states? kentauros Jun 2016 #19

Fuck 'em. Aristus Jun 2016 #21

So, in other words, kentauros Jun 2016 #22

Nah. Who needs walls? Aristus Jun 2016 #23

Okay, so it's more like the eastern two-thirds to three-quarters then. kentauros Jun 2016 #25

The Cascades already do that, a nice natural wall all the way down to North CA! countryjake Jun 2016 #27

Sure, kentauros Jun 2016 #34

A Big One in the Cascadia Faultzone, we wouldn't need no stinkin' countryjake Jun 2016 #37

Of course...then we could charge admission to visit Florida.... Lochloosa Jun 2016 #14

No. LWolf Jun 2016 #16

As a native Texan, I say we should remain in the Union kentauros Jun 2016 #18

. RandySF Jun 2016 #28

No but I would like for Texas to leave especially since they are always threatening. EV_Ares Jun 2016 #29

Hmmm... bonemachine Jun 2016 #30

No. Mississippi wouldn't last ten minutes without the rest of the country Glorfindel Jun 2016 #31

I thought Georgia is pretty poor, too. adigal Jun 2016 #42

Georgia has the 10th largest economy in the country npk Jun 2016 #44

Well, they don't use it in their dog shelters, they heartstick to save $$$$ nt adigal Jun 2016 #45

Can't argue that. n/t npk Jun 2016 #46

Yes, but let me get out of it, first. GoCubsGo Jun 2016 #32

What? Puglover Jun 2016 #33

*my* state? Absolutely not. Some other states, maybe Orangepeel Jun 2016 #35

Only if Minnesota becomes part of Canada nadine_mn Jun 2016 #36

. Rex Jun 2016 #38

First: California's about to pass up England in world economy as it is tirebiter Jun 2016 #39

If I lived in Vermont, I'd like to join Canada adigal Jun 2016 #41

I have states I'd like to nominate. nt msanthrope Jun 2016 #43