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August 16th, 2019 at 11:35:38 AM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18267 |
People still say "jumped the shark?" The President is a fink. |
August 16th, 2019 at 11:37:35 AM permalink | |
terapined Member since: Aug 6, 2014 Threads: 73 Posts: 11826 |
He actually jumps the shark everyday with twitter :-) Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World" |
August 16th, 2019 at 11:48:46 AM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | At some point, the population required to form a state (such as under the Northwest Ordinance) was 60,000 people. Several of the midwest states came in to the union under those standards. As of 2017, Greenland was just a few thousand short of that, with a population of around 56,000. The population of Guam is about 164,000. Puero Rico over 3 million. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
August 16th, 2019 at 12:01:11 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18267 |
That was fine for unsettled territory in the 1830s. Today that is not feasible. Also a language and cultural differences. You still do not say what is so bad about being a territory. The President is a fink. |
August 16th, 2019 at 12:15:39 PM permalink | |
Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 |
Still? I believe that was my first comment on the subject. I just listed a few facts, and noted some historical context. Here is another fact - Wyoming is the least populous state at about 570,000. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
August 16th, 2019 at 12:20:42 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18267 |
What did I miss? I do not see anything about why you think it would be bad.
Yes, as I said earlier, if a state, Greenland would be smallest state by 90%. Alone a reason not to grant statehood. The President is a fink. |
August 16th, 2019 at 12:38:59 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25013 |
Beautiful in the summer, WY and MT are unpopulated because winter starts in Sept and lasts till May. My wife has a nephew that made big bucks in MT as an insurance adjuster because they couldn't find anybody to do the job. He lasted 5 years till he escaped. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
August 16th, 2019 at 12:46:35 PM permalink | |
rxwine Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 189 Posts: 18829 |
If that’s your logic, then Wyoming and possibly some other small states don’t deserve to be a state compared to California with its some 39 million. You believe in an invisible god, and dismiss people who say they are trans? Really? |
August 16th, 2019 at 12:56:00 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18267 |
That is not logic, that is silly. CA was small when it became a state and you would compare state size to the average at admission, not to the largest now. Do you understand the concept here? The President is a fink. |
August 16th, 2019 at 12:57:01 PM permalink | |
AZDuffman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 135 Posts: 18267 |
I have heard MT is beautiful but described as "poverty with a view." Fracking should help it out. I'd do a tour there. The President is a fink. |