Seven counties voted in favor of secession, and in six of those counties, more than 70% of voters were in favor of the measure.
  • @AbidanYreEnglish
    14•4 months ago

    And DC becomes a state.

    • FundMECFS
      8•4 months ago
      • DC
      • Puerto Rico + US Virgin Islands form a Carribean US state
      • Guam, American Samoa, Northern Marinara Islands form a Pacific US state
      • Navajo nation (the largest native american nation with significant territories) forms a state
      • @captainlezbian
        3•4 months ago

        I’d suspect the Navajo Nation wouldn’t want to cede their claim of nationhood for statehood

        • FundMECFS
          1•4 months ago

          They’d get far more rights and proper political representation. Am I missing something?

          • @captainlezbian
            2•4 months ago

            They would be acknowledging they they won’t ever be treated as a full and independent country by doing so. They currently claim sovereignty and have special rights because of it, including the right to govern traditionally and to deny membership to their colonial oppressors

            If they want statehood I’m happy to give it, but I’ve seen no indication they want it

      • @Treczoks
        2•4 months ago

        So you would have 19 new States from splitting California, and four extra ones to fix long overdue mistakes. Flag designers will get a major headache redesigning the flag with 73 stars…

        • FundMECFS
          1•4 months ago

          I don’t know about the California’s. I would prioritise giving statehood to the peoples who previously did not have the right to representation even though they were within US territory and citizens.