How did this not get mentioned?

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Charlie Don't Surf

Charlie Don't Surf

Still a long way to go to statehood. This is kind of a non-binding / unofficial deal. I hope it happens, but there are a lot of steps and hurdles to go.
 
PatrThom

PatrThom

Well, it's been 53 years since the last State was admitted. This has been going on a while, maybe it will actually come to pass this time.

--Patrick
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

They asked. It's up to Congress now... and really, I can't think of any reason to say no that doesn't involve the Republicans not wanting the Democrats to get more electoral ballots.

This would be a GIANT feather in Obama's hat if he pulls it off though.
 
Zappit

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The newly elected leadership might see it gets blocked if they can, as they don't want it to happens.

Bets on a Republican controlled Congress actually letting this happen?
 
phil

phil

One argument I've heard people use in the past is that "America will become a two language country overnight"

Which is bullshit, but people will go for it.
 
strawman

strawman

Zappit said:
The newly elected leadership ... don't want it to happens.
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Both Romney and Obama indicated in the past that they'd be fine with it. I haven't heard anyone campaigning against it, nor does it seem to be a partisan issue. What have you read that suggests that the newly elected leadership don't want it to happen?
 
Covar

Covar

I think some people are riding the negative campaign still. Or looking at the fact that the Republicans control the House, and since every Republican is a racist, sexist, homophobe they clearly must not want to add a state that's going to bring in more spanish speaking brown people.
 
Bubble181

Bubble181

I totally missed this too. Cool.

Also, if the South starts to Rise Again, can you guys just bloody well let them? The world would be a better place with a relatively modern and forard-looking North-Eastern and Western Union leading the Western world and Yet Another Extremist Religious State With Nukes And Oil next to it.:whistling:
 
Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

Bubble181 said:
I totally missed this too. Cool.

Also, if the South starts to Rise Again, can you guys just bloody well let them? The world would be a better place with a relatively modern and forard-looking North-Eastern and Western Union leading the Western world and Yet Another Extremist Religious State With Nukes And Oil next to it.:whistling:
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I'd gladly move out of Texas if it were to happen. Thankfully the majority of Texans (believe it or not) are not that stupid.
 
GasBandit

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Gilgamesh said:
Probably. Since I live in Texas it's hard for me to imagine though. :(
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BErt said:
In before Detroit joke.
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Heck, I moved TO Texas from Colorado. Don't get me wrong, Colorado's nice and all, but it's hard to beat Texas for low cost of living and a good job market. Last I heard from the folks back in Colo Springs, the municipal government was so strapped for cash they were having to turn off 10,000 streetlights.
 
Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

GasBandit said:
Heck, I moved TO Texas from Colorado. Don't get me wrong, Colorado's nice and all, but it's hard to beat Texas for low cost of living and a good job market. Last I heard from the folks back in Colo Springs, the municipal government was so strapped for cash they were having to turn off 10,000 streetlights.
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I'm full of shit though, ever since I moved to Austin I have enjoyed the hell out of it. It's 90% of the good with 10% of the bad where in places I've lived before the rate isn't nearly that unbalanced in favor of the positive.
 
Krisken

Krisken

Gilgamesh said:
I'm full of shit though, ever since I moved to Austin I have enjoyed the hell out of it. It's 90% of the good with 10% of the bad where in places I've lived before the rate isn't nearly that unbalanced in favor of the positive.
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The old joke is 'the only thing wrong with Austin, Texas is it is surrounded by the rest of Texas'.
 
GasBandit

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Austin's a nifty enough place to visit, but I certainly wouldn't want to buy a house there. Not even in the northern, vast, deforested latticework of suburban streets called things like "Oak Forest View Heights Dr."
 
Gilgamesh

Gilgamesh

GasBandit said:
Austin's a nifty enough place to visit, but I certainly wouldn't want to buy a house there. Not even in the northern, vast, deforested latticework of suburban streets called things like "Oak Forest View Heights Dr."
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What a coincidence, I don't want you to buy a house here either :p
 
Zappit

Zappit

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stienman said:
Both Romney and Obama indicated in the past that they'd be fine with it. I haven't heard anyone campaigning against it, nor does it seem to be a partisan issue. What have you read that suggests that the newly elected leadership don't want it to happen?
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It's the leadership in Puerto Rico. They just elected new people to office, and some of the ones at the top are very, very much against statehood.
 
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