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Origin
Feb 15, 2006

Just remove statehood from Missouri.

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Jealous Cow
Apr 4, 2002

by Fluffdaddy
Can Congress admit a new state entirely on their own with a majority yes ballot result? Reading the PR statehood wiki it looks like neither the senate nor executive are necessary.

Krispy Wafer
Jul 26, 2002

I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat

Grimey Drawer

A GIANT PARSNIP posted:

Add Puerto Rico and merge North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, and Montana together.

We need another 1850 Compromise, but this time balance free market and government slave states.

Merge the Dakotas, make Hawaii South Oregon. Rhode Island isn't even an island, let Massachusetts have it.

Deceptive Thinker
Oct 5, 2005

I'll rip out your optics!

Krispy Kareem posted:

Rhode Island isn't even an island, let Massachusetts have it.
This is factually incorrect

Timeless Appeal
May 28, 2006

Pakled posted:

I dunno, I like this one.


The subtle large star is a nice touch. It would be nice if they just stated that it was supposed to represent DC.

Push El Burrito
May 9, 2006

Soiled Meat
Put the extra star on a small flag attached to the side of the bigger flag.

BIG HEADLINE
Jun 13, 2006

"Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"
Puerto Rico should ask Canada if they want a Caribbean-ish province and a third official language.

Krispy Wafer
Jul 26, 2002

I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat

Grimey Drawer

BIG HEADLINE posted:

Puerto Rico should ask Canada if they want a Caribbean-ish province and a third official language.

That would probably double Canada's population and national debt.

Deceptive Thinker posted:

This is factually incorrect

Fight me IRL.

torgo
Aug 13, 2003


Fun Shoe
The republican plan for PR statehood will admit PR, but merge New York and California into one state. There will be a small strip of land ceded from necessary states. It will go through Las Vegas, Denver, Austin, and Atlanta, making all the residents of those cities(but not the suburbs) part of Newer Yorkifornia.

Any claims of gerrymandering will be dismissed. Paul Ryan will just want to keep the flag the same and save millions of taxpayer dollars that might have to be wasted designing and buying new flags.

Crabtree
Oct 17, 2012

ARRRGH! Get that wallet out!
Everybody: Lowtax in a Pickle!
Pickle! Pickle! Pickle! Pickle!

Dinosaur Gum

Owlofcreamcheese posted:

Republicans will because its "democrats win forever" if they get voting rights.

Ah, but what if Puerto Rico offers Trump carte blanc access to turn the island into his own personal resort? Trump Towers in a tropical paradise, more than Florida will give him and land that's actually worth something.

Also a good opportunity for Trump to attack Republican Congress if they refuse.

tek79
Jun 16, 2008

Pakled posted:

I dunno, I like this one.



The "orb" version. I like it.

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Split Idaho and add them into nearby states.

maskenfreiheit
Dec 30, 2004

tek79 posted:

The "orb" version. I like it.

orbs are good

:orb:

Timeless Appeal
May 28, 2006

Sinteres posted:

Two have, and three of the last five nominees were well over 65. Looks like Romney was just over 65 too, so four of the last five nominees were seniors.
You know I should have known this because of his dad, but holy poo poo does that motherfucker look good.

mynnna
Jan 10, 2004

Timeless Appeal posted:

You know I should have known this because of his dad, but holy poo poo does that motherfucker look good.

Maybe there's something to be said for skinless chicken breasts and broccoli.

Owlofcreamcheese
May 22, 2005
Probation
Can't post for 9 years!
Buglord
Worrying about how the flag would look is the weakest poo poo reason for not giving people voting rights. Just keep the flag the same if it's so sacred now, or don't, who cares?

Mr Interweb
Aug 25, 2004

Jennifer Rubin was arguing against tax cuts for the rich.

I think Trump broke her.

BIG HEADLINE
Jun 13, 2006

"Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"

mynnna posted:

Maybe there's something to be said for skinless chicken breasts and broccoli.

Every time I see your avatar I wonder how many times Remedial has beat his head up against a dull, beige-painted cinder block wall realizing it's now a Gold Rush time ~par excellence~ for unscrupulous lawyers.

Push El Burrito
May 9, 2006

Soiled Meat
Why do we need two Dakotas anyway?

Hieronymous Alloy
Jan 30, 2009


Why! Why!! Why must you refuse to accept that Dr. Hieronymous Alloy's Genetically Enhanced Cream Corn Is Superior to the Leading Brand on the Market!?!




Morbid Hound
From what I can tell in a quick Google, it seems like normally both houses of Congress and the president sign off on new states. There also seem to be rules against subdividing current states.

Party Plane Jones
Jul 1, 2007

by Reene
Fun Shoe

Jealous Cow posted:

Well well well look who wants to climb on board the sinking ship.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/874020406159712256

While the vote was overwhelming, turnout was also something like 25% because the other two parties in PR boycotted it.

https://twitter.com/BruceBartlett/status/874045403464966144
https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/874069490358665216
https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/874025103058751489
https://twitter.com/ddiamond/status/874026989593743364
https://twitter.com/JuddLegum/status/874064323538243584
https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/874042910584578048
https://twitter.com/Shareblue/status/874029483883454465

And more reasons why Megyn Kelly shouldn't be on the air
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/874054044959916032

Party Plane Jones fucked around with this message at 02:26 on Jun 12, 2017

Chilichimp
Oct 24, 2006

TIE Adv xWampa

It wamp, and it stomp

Grimey Drawer

Jealous Cow posted:

Well well well look who wants to climb on board the sinking ship.

https://twitter.com/AP/status/874020406159712256

Sweet, now lets fuckin' combine the Dakotas.

theflyingorc
Jun 28, 2008

ANY GOOD OPINIONS THIS POSTER CLAIMS TO HAVE ARE JUST PROOF THAT BULLYING WORKS
Young Orc

torgo posted:

Any claims of gerrymandering will be dismissed. Paul Ryan will just want to keep the flag the same and save millions of taxpayer dollars that might have to be wasted designing and buying new flags.
I know this is a joke, but we actually already have flag designs for up to like 54 states, just in case.

Krispy Wafer
Jul 26, 2002

I shouted out "Free the exposed 67"
But they stood on my hair and told me I was fat

Grimey Drawer
I've always heard that Texas has a clause in their Constitution to do a reverse Voltron and separate into 4 new states.

North Texas, West Texas, Austinville, Otisburg...

Chilichimp
Oct 24, 2006

TIE Adv xWampa

It wamp, and it stomp

Grimey Drawer

Party Plane Jones posted:

While the vote was overwhelming, turnout was also something like 25% because the other two parties in PR boycotted it.

Well, if they don't want to participate, then that's their fuggin' choice, I guess.

This is why we got Trump.

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench

mynnna posted:

Maybe there's something to be said for skinless chicken breasts and broccoli.
No smoking and no drinking helps a lot as well.

Chilichimp
Oct 24, 2006

TIE Adv xWampa

It wamp, and it stomp

Grimey Drawer

business hammocks posted:

The amendment has to allow room for a supreme court justice to affirm that there is no rule that a dog can't be president. Anything else ruins the fun imo.

I believe the laws of nature preclude dogs, as a 35 year old dog would be a helluva thing.

Night10194
Feb 13, 2012

We'll start,
like many good things,
with a bear.

Chilichimp posted:

I believe the laws of nature preclude dogs, as a 35 year old dog would be a helluva thing.

They can make it there in dog years! :smugdog:

Chilichimp
Oct 24, 2006

TIE Adv xWampa

It wamp, and it stomp

Grimey Drawer

Pakled posted:

I dunno, I like this one.



That star pattern is unironicly the map from the hunger games.

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench

Push El Burrito posted:

Why do we need two Dakotas anyway?
The same reason we have two Carolinas. You see... *FARTING NOISES*

Chilichimp
Oct 24, 2006

TIE Adv xWampa

It wamp, and it stomp

Grimey Drawer
Lets just merge the Dakotas and call it "The Ukraine"

EwokEntourage
Jun 10, 2008

BREYER: Actually, Antonin, you got it backwards. See, a power bottom is actually generating all the dissents by doing most of the work.

SCALIA: Stephen, I've heard that speed has something to do with it.

BREYER: Speed has everything to do with it.

Krispy Kareem posted:

I've always heard that Texas has a clause in their Constitution to do a reverse Voltron and separate into 4 new states.

North Texas, West Texas, Austinville, Otisburg...

It was considered when Texas became a state due to balancing slave states and free states but it's not in the Texas constitution

nerdz
Oct 12, 2004


Complex, statistically improbable things are by their nature more difficult to explain than simple, statistically probable things.
Grimey Drawer
once the US gets a new flag will it be legal to gently caress the old one

citybeatnik
Mar 1, 2013

You Are All
WEIRDOS




Krispy Kareem posted:

I've always heard that Texas has a clause in their Constitution to do a reverse Voltron and separate into 4 new states.

North Texas, West Texas, Austinville, Otisburg...

Not the first time I, as a Texan, have come across that. But I think that was rendered null and void during Reconstruction. You had a lot of crap like that in the lead up to the Civil War, along with filabustering/freebooting Central and South American countries to try to make more pro-slavery states.

EwokEntourage posted:

It was considered when Texas became a state due to balancing slave states and free states but it's not in the Texas constitution


Ah yeah there you go.

Raylen
Aug 1, 2003

You just killed the nice deranged chick from the juice bar that I was gonna score with someday maybe!
Pillbug

Party Plane Jones posted:

And more reasons why Megyn Kelly shouldn't be on the air
https://twitter.com/yashar/status/874054044959916032

God, she is the worst. Don't bring this poo poo onto network channels.

I AM GRANDO
Aug 20, 2006

Alex Jones is getting really fat. It's hard to believe he was so slim in A Scanner Darkly.

boner confessor
Apr 25, 2013

by R. Guyovich

nerdz posted:

once the US gets a new flag will it be legal to gently caress the old one

https://twitter.com/dril/status/171450835388203008

trickybiscuits
Jan 13, 2008

yospos

Prester Jane posted:

Ladies and gentlemen, we have here an excellent demonstration of a call for a compaction cycle coming as a direct result of narrative dysphoria.
The continuing narrative dysphoria around Trump reminds me of this bit about Sherlock fans who were convinced there was a secret fourth episode of Sherlock season four and simply couldn't wrap their heads around it that, no, the show was just BAD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkoGBOs5ecM&t=4306s (the whole Season 4 part starts at 1:08:50.) Trump's various screwups and failures are very easy to understand if you consider the possibility that he does not know what he's doing and has gotten where he is now by promising a lot of things that he has no idea how to deliver. Much like the conspiracy episodes of the X-Files. gently caress you, Chris Carter.

Tart Kitty
Dec 17, 2016

Oh, well, that's all water under the bridge, as I always say. Water under the bridge!

business hammocks posted:

Alex Jones is getting really fat. It's hard to believe he was so slim in A Scanner Darkly.

Gorging on big bowls of chili will do that.

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Enigma89
Jan 2, 2007

by CVG
Is it confirmed that Infowars is losing views? Alex Jones must of been a bit worried when Trump actually won, every horse he supported/bet on lost so he was 'safe' in the opposition to constantly criticize. I go on infowars every once in a while to look at article titles and then look at comments, people have been whining a bit more about Trump especially when we hit Syria.

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