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The creation of Maine from Massachusetts shows that there is a way to redraw the borders of a state already admitted to the union. It may not be an efficient or
by gaur 10y ago
The creation of Maine from Massachusetts shows that there is a way to redraw the borders of a state already admitted to the union. It may not be an efficient or repeatable process, but evidently it can happen regardless of how many times you say "states, not provinces!".
- koenigdavidmj 10y agoImportantly, this was only done with the consent of the state.
- AnimalMuppet 10y agoI'm not sure that West Virginia came out of Virginia with Virginia's consent...
- koenigdavidmj 10y agoWartime is a long-accepted way of changing what a government has sovereignty over. This is still a bad example to show that US states are mere administrative decisions permitted to exist because the feds feel nice today.