politics

i mean of course they cant just up and move without a vote

they cant just say

my line is here now

I know secession is technically legally possible

but there is definately a legal process

california has been trying to split into 3 for years

They would have to amend their constitution

But this sounds like just a create way of gerrymandering

yes

so its possible

they can

if they change

their law

Yeah

so the answer is yes

not "no they cant"

Anything is legal and possible if you change a law

california has one of its major cities suceed and join texas

Texas has it in their constitution that they can split into 5 states iirc

states splitting in two is harder to believe than territorial adjustments

texas is now blue

only case I could see is if we were adding more states already, potentially allowing it for "balance" or something

Like greenland for denmark

Just establish cascadia already and everyone will be happy

Except like the rest of the us

DC, Puerto Rico, and Guam deserve to be states at this point

Yeah that'll fuck us right up

Mauritania/Samoa can join with Guam for all I care, virgin islands could make a case too I guess

pika that would require this to happen

Nah I that would be great spooky

uh Dolf

is there a law saying state borders have to be continuous

Virginia

isn't contiguous

it's fine

neither is MI

neither is m

yeah

its just there are no states between those 2

VA there is

^^

Minnesota isn't

Washington has Canada too

which seperates that upper but

Probably more

Virginia you have to drive through Maryland

not between the disconnected area spooky

boat

Virginia and MI feel like the strongest examples

also

Minnesota you have to drive through Canada

fuck commonwealths

youre a state

Washing state has a big portion on Canada side too

or take a boat

Or boat yeah

But most drive through Canada

what map are you looking at

Does that really count though if it's through water

It's a big fishing tpen

No map

Unless the water is nomansland

This is all

iirc

I think the water counts as being in the state

but anyway, I'd be down for 5 new states

the rural fucks dont want to become a new one

just want to become idaho

I mean specifically is there a law that says you cannot say, take a city in california, and declare it apart of virginia

I'd call that contiguous enough

also I'm against dc being a state, it isn't for a reason

pika both states would have to agree on it

i would assume

obviously

but I mean, can they

Organ has tried to split up and take part of Cali many times

I'd be for giving DC the surrounding VA and MD counties

Naming it Jefferson ofc