NOVA Statehood

[Anonymous]

Can someone please explain what Range Rovers in Blacksburg are supposed to indicate?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t think it’s possible for part of a state to form a new state. It is possible to join another state - that’s happening in Oregon where a few counties want to join Idaho instead. But you would need the permission of the state you’re leaving as well as that of the federal government.
https://reason.com/volokh/2022/08/09/can-portions-of-states-secede-from-those-states/#:~:text=Can%20they%20do%20that%3F,as%20of%20the%20federal%20government.

Don't tell West Virginia or Maine.

Passed after those happened.

You can't create a new state our of parts of an existing state anymore.

Wrong in the case of the creation of NOVA it needs to be a multi-step process, first step would be the state of Virginia allowing counties to secede from Virginia. Congress would also have to approve the secession of the counties from Virginia as well. Then the President would need to grant admission to NOVA to join the United States.

If the President vetoed the addition Congress could override by an appropriate majority vote, in the same manner they can override any other presidential veto.

Cumbersome, highly, unlikely but the Constitution provides provisions to allow it to happen.

1. The Commonwealth would not allow any county to secede.
2. No county would want to secede.

Thankfully, DCUM is not barometer of how most people think.

[Anonymous]

GMU would be the only in-state 4-year public university. How would that be better for us?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GMU would be the only in-state 4-year public university. How would that be better for us?

And Mary Wash. I agree, this is a terrible idea.

[Anonymous]

Arlington does not want to be associated with those other counties!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GMU would be the only in-state 4-year public university. How would that be better for us?

Great observation. That reason alone would make this a non-starter for everyone in NOVA with kids.

Also it's absurd to think the Virginia government--even if run by far-leftists--would ever give up NOVA just to create two more Democratic senators.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't Northern Virginia (Fairfax, Fairfax City, Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun, Prince William, Fauquier, Stafford, Fredericksburg, Culpepper, Clarke Co., Spotsylvania Co, Rappahannock Co., Warren Co., Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park) become its own State? What's stopping it from leaving VA and becoming tis own state.

If its politics, it'll be a purple state and be competitive! Tired of Richmond screwing us over in favor of the buck toothed goobers in SoVA, Hampton Roads and central VA.

The reason nova is doing well is because of the pro business policies of Richmond

+1 I’m liberal and would rather be tied to Richmond than MoCo/PG.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why doesn't Northern Virginia (Fairfax, Fairfax City, Arlington, Alexandria, Loudoun, Prince William, Fauquier, Stafford, Fredericksburg, Culpepper, Clarke Co., Spotsylvania Co, Rappahannock Co., Warren Co., Falls Church, Manassas and Manassas Park) become its own State? What's stopping it from leaving VA and becoming tis own state.

If its politics, it'll be a purple state and be competitive! Tired of Richmond screwing us over in favor of the buck toothed goobers in SoVA, Hampton Roads and central VA.

The reason nova is doing well is because of the pro business policies of Richmond

+1 I’m liberal and would rather be tied to Richmond than MoCo/PG.

A fake one that is.
You know damn well you're not a liberal.

[Anonymous]

Give DC statehood along with the portions of Maryland and Virginia inside the Beltway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone please explain what Range Rovers in Blacksburg are supposed to indicate?

That people are overleveraging themselves on their 150k salary

[Anonymous]

NoVA and RoVA are pretty similar historically; it’s just that hyper partisanship has diverged them. This thread is as stupid as suggesting Atlanta should secede from Georgia, or North Jersey from New Jersey

[Anonymous]

We should do this, two new dem Senators and 9 electoral votes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We should do this, two new dem Senators and 9 electoral votes

again where are you goobers getting 9 electoral votes out of a hypothetical NOVA state????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We should do this, two new dem Senators and 9 electoral votes

It would be two new Republican senators and an increase in electoral votes for Republicans.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We should do this, two new dem Senators and 9 electoral votes

It would be two new Republican senators and an increase in electoral votes for Republicans.

Nova would be a blue state...