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States can’t just decide by themselves to split up. The federation has to consent, which with our permanently deadlocked congress will never happen.
by School-Cotton 1y ago
States can’t just decide by themselves to split up. The federation has to consent, which with our permanently deadlocked congress will never happen.
- mcny 1y agoMore importantly the natural resources in upstate actually belong to New York, not to upstate.
- mousethatroared 1y agoThey belong to the state. But these things can be negotiated in the divorce
- mousethatroared 1y agoFirst step the state has to want to split, though. And I guarantee you that the red capitols (most of them) are game. That leaves a small hurdle of getting a couple of purple states. Perhaps a great compromise is reached - NY ex-NYC merges with PA ex-Philly and Philly joins NYC.