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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:42 PM Original message |
Would anything be accomplished if Texas split into 5 states? |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
1. It would give them eight additional Senators. I don't think that would |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Didn't think of that... |
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w8liftinglady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. Joe Barton's district ( mine ) would remain RED. |
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Liberal Veteran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. I suppose if Tom Delay got to draw the lines, it would look like a large dish of pasta. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:44 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. LOL I like that... |
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scheming daemons (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. 8 more RW senators and 4 more RW governors... are you nuts? |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
7. it would screw up the flag. and the number of states. |
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Walk away (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
8. They would have to split up that extra 2 Billion Dollars they took home... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:48 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Yeah but my guess is that the Blue Texans won't let it go down without a fight |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. I've had this idea before |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:50 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. California is only really three states |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 02:26 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. They'd have to figure something out. |
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marginlized (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 12:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. How do you figure? |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 02:21 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. The split would have to be voted on by the population as a whole |
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21st Century FDR (398 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 01:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Would splitting up California really do anything good |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 02:25 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I don't know, in the near future. |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 03:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. San Diego is weird |
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ProgressiveProfessor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 08:59 AM Response to Reply #10 |
25. The current system was designed to give less populated states an even voice |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 09:48 AM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I understand that |
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Stevenmarc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. How about just giving it back to Mexico |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
14. Or split the USA into 50 separate countries. nt |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 02:16 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I actually wonder if that would be a good idea |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
15. The HILL COUNTRY BLUE??? |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
16. Yeah, it would further GOP chances in the Senate. |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 01:22 PM Response to Original message |
17. Give them 8 more senators? What do you think? nt |
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BillStein (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-08-11 09:04 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. and also 8 more electoral votes nt |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. Only if they became part of Mexico. |
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