Thread: Scotland

Originally Posted by Bruno

By that logic, all states in the US should seccede.

Actually quite a number of states are in the process of doing just that,as are several large portions of California.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Actually quite a number of states are in the process of doing just that,as are several large portions of California.

? I highly doubt that anything will happen. Not a single state will formally seccede from the USA. I'd take that bet

Originally Posted by Bruno

By that logic, all states in the US should seccede.

No, not really,,, very broad brush you used to make that statement, Bruno. America, as a whole, is not as bad as you think,,,,,

Originally Posted by Bruno

? I highly doubt that anything will happen. Not a single state will formally seccede from the USA. I'd take that bet

Do Not know Bruno,when the next great Deppresion hits the U.S (within the year) all hell may break loose.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

Actually quite a number of states are in the process of doing just that,as are several large portions of California.

We might be better off without California!

Originally Posted by 32t

We might be better off without California!

That could very well be two more yrs of Drought and the rest of the U,S will suffer greatly.

Originally Posted by pixelfixed

That could very well be two more yrs of Drought and the rest of the U,S will suffer greatly.

That land was never meant to be watered anyway.

Back on track. People have to be careful of what they wish for. The grass is always greener on the other side.

Im kinda glad they didnt leave, and only for the reason that it gives Quebec, Alberta more ideas about leaving Canada or Texas, Alaska from the US.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

No, not really,,, very broad brush you used to make that statement, Bruno. America, as a whole, is not as bad as you think,,,,,

I know. Pixel said that almost all countries who tore away from their motherland are off better. Given that the US is the size of Western Europe and most states the size of a nation, by his logic the states would be better off as independent countries.

I don;t think that is true, and it would also greatly reduce the power and invluence of the US because you'd no longer be a single country with a single forgeir policy and big military, you'd become a lot of small nation states with a fragmented approach to everything.

Originally Posted by Bruno

I know. Pixel said that almost all countries who tore away from their motherland are off better. Given that the US is the size of Western Europe and most states the size of a nation, by his logic the states would be better off as independent countries.

I don;t think that is true, and it would also greatly reduce the power and invluence of the US because you'd no longer be a single country with a single forgeir policy and big military, you'd become a lot of small nation states with a fragmented approach to everything.

The biggest push is not so much to secede for the "Union" but more to separate some of the states especially some of the big western states into 2 states.. In general this is split between Urban and Rural areas but not always..

Certain States have legitimate gripes and don't feel they are being fairly represented the way things are now, our Neighbor to the west WA is a good example. There are extreme differences between King county (Seattle) and most of the rest of WA state..

This is not Unprecedented in the US, but perhaps there will be other solutions..

The other issue in the Western states is land ownership, this is getting to be more and more of a hot button issue, ID politicians are pushing harder and harder to take back governing of state lands from the Fed..
Certain things just make no sense,,
Behind the ridge that my place sits on is a 30,000 acre Wildlife refuge, that was set aside for the "Rare and Elusive" Woodland Caribou 15 years ago they estimated there were 25 to 30 animals that ranged in there.. They haven't been spotted in years, some people that live there doubt they ever existed at all and that some lost Canadian Caribou made there way south for vacation and have long since headed back home..
But now the Environmentalists want the Feds to increase the "No Use" area to 50,000 acres, they actually stand a chance of winning that fight...

These are just some of the things we are seeing on the State Election platforms now..

Sometimes you have to ask why things are the way there are ??? who drew the lines and why.. The Middle East is a perfect example.

Years ago there was a story I read about a College Campus here in the US that solved a hard problem with a simple solution.. They were replacing Grass / Sod at a stupid rate, because the students would not stay on the sidewalks..

Solution... They pulled the sidewalks up and sodded everything,, Two years later they covered the well worn paths in the grass with the sidewalks and solved the problems..
Perhaps the borders should be reconsidered