Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Anonymous wrote: Tired of Richmond screwing us over in favor of the buck toothed goobers in SoVA, Hampton Roads and central VA.

This is hilarious. You do know that Virginia as a state ranks fourth nationally in terms of K-12 education, right?

Out here in SWVA, we have eight colleges and universities, including Virginia Tech, which has been a discussion on these boards as to its increasing selectiveness.

There are many a highly-educated goob out here in these here hollers, totin' a fancy STEM Ph.D. and drivin' one of them Range Rovers. Y'all sound rather ignorant not to know that, quite honestly. Maybe you need to get out more and experience your own state.

+100
OP is a complete moron.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Such tolerance and inclusivity, OP! You are a beaming light, shining Democracy™️ into the deepest, darkest corners of our nation.

Nothing wrong with dropping the traitors.

Great, so when will you be leaving?
NP

Yea, this will happen right after statehood for DC and statehood for PR.

Right now, the biggest thing impacting DC statehood is the balance in the Senate. But there is no way that ultra liberal DC or NoVa will be getting statehood unless there was a balance in both Senate and House. They've added the option of giving one House vote to DC in exchange for an extra House district in one of the ultra-red states (last time it was Utah, I believe). But they have not been able to offer anything to the other side of the scale for the Senate. You can't increase Senate seats per state, so the only way would be to create an equally conservative extra state opposite DC or NoVa.

But, in any event, neither DC nor NoVa are likely to get statehood in our lifetime.

Anonymous wrote: Tired of Richmond screwing us over in favor of the buck toothed goobers in SoVA, Hampton Roads and central VA.

This is hilarious. You do know that Virginia as a state ranks fourth nationally in terms of K-12 education, right?

Out here in SWVA, we have eight colleges and universities, including Virginia Tech, which has been a discussion on these boards as to its increasing selectiveness.

There are many a highly-educated goob out here in these here hollers, totin' a fancy STEM Ph.D. and drivin' one of them Range Rovers. Y'all sound rather ignorant not to know that, quite honestly. Maybe you need to get out more and experience your own state.

hahahaahaha Nothing but the truth in this post.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would Republicans go along with this other than Virginia becoming solidly red? You'd introduce two blue senators and a delegation that is 2-1 or potentially 3-0 in favor of Democrats.

Uhh a hypothetical State of North Virginia would have at minimum, 9 Electoral votes given its population. You're an idiot if you don't think otherwise.

9????

Where you getting 7 districts from out of NOVA to give you 9

Democrat math is a little screwy as usual.

Anonymous wrote:Nova should take DC, PG and MoCo with it, that will make Virginia a red state, Maryland would be Purple and the State of North Virginia would be solidly blue.

NOVA and MoCo would not mesh any better in statehood than NOVA and SOVA do now.

Tired of Richmond screwing us over in favor of the buck toothed goobers in SoVA, Hampton Roads and central VA.

This is hilarious. You do know that Virginia as a state ranks fourth nationally in terms of K-12 education, right?

Out here in SWVA, we have eight colleges and universities, including Virginia Tech, which has been a discussion on these boards as to its increasing selectiveness.

There are many a highly-educated goob out here in these here hollers, totin' a fancy STEM Ph.D. and drivin' one of them Range Rovers. Y'all sound rather ignorant not to know that, quite honestly. Maybe you need to get out more and experience your own state.

Anonymous wrote:Nova should take DC, PG and MoCo with it, that will make Virginia a red state, Maryland would be Purple and the State of North Virginia would be solidly blue.

I don't want to live in that state. ROVA is the only thing that keeps my civic life moderately sane.

Nova should take DC, PG and MoCo with it, that will make Virginia a red state, Maryland would be Purple and the State of North Virginia would be solidly blue.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would Republicans go along with this other than Virginia becoming solidly red? You'd introduce two blue senators and a delegation that is 2-1 or potentially 3-0 in favor of Democrats.

Uhh a hypothetical State of North Virginia would have at minimum, 9 Electoral votes given its population. You're an idiot if you don't think otherwise.

9????

Where you getting 7 districts from out of NOVA to give you 9

Anonymous wrote:Why would Republicans go along with this other than Virginia becoming solidly red? You'd introduce two blue senators and a delegation that is 2-1 or potentially 3-0 in favor of Democrats.

Uhh a hypothetical State of North Virginia would have at minimum, 9 Electoral votes given its population. You're an idiot if you don't think otherwise.

Why would Republicans go along with this other than Virginia becoming solidly red? You'd introduce two blue senators and a delegation that is 2-1 or potentially 3-0 in favor of Democrats.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Actually you can or you can simply change the laws to allow it to happen.

Anonymous wrote:

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.