If New York City ever broke off from New York State it should join New Jersey. Much though New Yorkers may sneer at New Jersey, they’re really effectively one entity in a lot of ways. (At least northern New Jersey, that is.)
I think it would make sense to annex Statin Island into New Jersey. It’s the red-headed stepchild of the New York boroughs, and it’s right off the coast of New Jersey anyway.
Crimea.
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Also, with Gov. Christie’s weight issues, it’s a pretty safe bet that his BP could use the help.
I don’t think DC has any chance of gaining representation in congress as long as it is perceived as a black city. As the demographics continue to shift over the next decades, that perception will change of the city as a black city and then it will be possible for it to gain some kind of representation.
As it is, there is a sentiment that a large black community shouldn’t be trusted with democracy (they re-elected a crackhead).
By that standard, the US shouldn’t be a country. After all, we twice voted [name redacted] to the office of President! 
That’s not really how democracy works, whether people have the vote or not shouldn’t depend on whether you agree with how they use it. Those ‘people’ who re-elected Barry did so because they felt he would be a good mayor. Either you’re for democracy, or you’re not.
An additional state would screw up the flag. lol
It’s an ugly flag. Not only is the proposed design for 51 stars discussed upthread, we also have the options of keeping the current colors or going back to 13 stars in a circle, or making the stripes red and blue and the stars neon yellow.
It seems to me, though, the the nation’s flag and the Constitution are two more documents that are never going to change again.
We could incorporate Canada. They’re not even a real country anyway.
I voted for “something else not mentioned” - I think that, eventually, California will split into two states…that is, depending on how the phrase “no new states shall be formed or erected within the jurisdiction of any other state” is interpreted, although there is precedent for splitting a state into two (Virginia and West Virginia - and the Supreme Court ruled that Virginia never “really” seceded, so the claim that it was formed from land that was not a state doesn’t really apply).
I think the only thing that really stands in the way of two Californias is a water issue - the south needs to be able to get water from the north, especially in a drought like the one the state is having now.
That’s rather insulting, actually.
It’s just a bit of friendly American rivalry/teasing. I don’t want to speak for Siam Sam but I’m sure he really didn’t mean anything of the sort. In many ways, Canada is a much better country than the USA.
That being said, I think many Americans find it quaint/puzzling for example that Canada, Australia, and other independent countries in The Commonwealth still have the royal monarch of England as their head of state, that the judicial system nominally derives their authority from The Crown, and such. Americans tend to be very proud of the fact that America is a republic, we fought for independence, and as such, are a more “legitimate” country than Canada and others (even though we know it’s not really true in any meaningful sense).
Sounds like someone’s never watched South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. My remark was a lyric from its Oscar-nominated song “Blame Canada.”
The 51st state is Verhampsachusetts (2010 pop. 193,000).
It will incorporate the mutually contiguous counties of Windham in Vermont, Cheshire in New Hampshire, and Franklin in Massachusetts.
Capital city is a tossup between Brattleboro and Keene.
Sorry. I’ve heard of the song, but don’t know it.
I’ve tried watching South Park and don’t see the humour; in fact it’s rather irritating. Carry on.
Meant in good fun. Canadia is cool.
Don’t wait for statehood. Get your Verhampsachusetts state motto sweatshirt now.
How exactly would Hawaii be “expanded”? The islands to the northwest are tiny dots in the Pacific inhabited only by birds and seals. Besides, they are already US Territories. The US has claim to all the under sea mining in the area. To the southeast, Lōʻihi, the “next” island in the chain, isn’t expected to rise to the surface for at least another 10,000 years.