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Depends on which part we get.  A lot of it would be like adding another California, Oregon, Washington, New York, etc.  Now if they want to trade I'd go for that if carefully done.  Might end up with the 48 star colors I was born under.

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I think it will look like this. 
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The Flag of Greenland

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2 minutes ago, Painted Mohawk SASS 77785 said:

Don't forget us .......

Impossible! Never! :)

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The whole thing is ridiculous. 

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Just thinking out loud:

Perhaps not as ridiculous as it sounds on first hearing it. 

Many of our smart, educated, professional young men and women have left for the USA for better careers and lifestyle.

The children of four families, in my circle, have taken this step, settling in a number of states and are doing very well.

Three of their children were educated in the USA, two with full ride scholarships.

The others were recruited by the parent companies they were working for and transferred to the US. 

They have married in the US, are raising families and all are doing well.

In one instance, the parents are considering moving to the US to be closer to their son, daughter and grand-children all living in the US.

 

Alberta and Saskatchewan would likely be among the first to avail themselves of the Provisions of The Clarity Act, as handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada, S.C. 2000, C.26 A quick referendum and a 51% vote in favour would trigger the process.

 

Many of their ties, financial and family, tend to run North/South rather than East/West.

 

An error made is thinking the entire country would become the 51st state. It's too large.

Alberta's population alone is around 4.8 million, while Saskatchewan's is about 1.2 million They and Ontario are the largest wealth producers. 

 

Here is the Flag of Alberta: It could be kept without change IMHO.

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I'm not against the idea. And it may just have been as simple as Trump letting Trudeau know his input carried little weight; maybe as much as any state, and that the input would be more relevant if coming from the leader of a state. Trump has a New York view of subtlety.

 

There is one thing I think needs to be settled here before adding another state. Hawaii judges seem to be putting forth an opinion that the Constitution can be interpreted based on the understanding at the time of statehood. I would like to see clarity that the Bill of Rights is interpreted as it was understood at the founding, the 14th is interpreted as to the understanding when it was passed, and all states are bound to those dates irrespective of the date an area actually gained statehood.

 

I did take a look at exchange rates, and USD vs CDN has been reasonable stable for a very long time. At the highest level of comparison, the two economies have maintained parity in value if not in scale.

 

The big remaining question is if most Canadians would really want US statehood.

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When politicians want to hide something their doing wrong they make up something REALLY DUMB and the American media runs with it and MOST Americans suck it right up and it becomes front page news for weeks

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40 minutes ago, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said:

Let's be resonable - Canada as a whole is too large to become a US state.

By land area, Canada is almost 2% bigger. By population, Canada is about 10% of the US total, roughly between California and Texas. So two senators and (by eyeball) 45 representatives to congress. Going by US norms, no idea how the Democrat vs Republican split would be

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Could you imagine the Snowbird phenomena if Canada was included (and very much Welcome, IMHO) into the United States? :lol:
 

I’ll bet some wouldn’t think this is ridiculous if this was brought up a year or so ago. ^_^

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The Prime Minister of Greenland was interviewed on Fox tonight and he said there’s no way they’ll join the USA. They want to be a free state. He said they’ll always be part of NATO and strong ally of the USA. We have a military base there. There’s only 56,800 people there. 

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As far as I'm concerned we can get rid of the CHOW (California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington) states altogether.

 

I was born in one of them, lived in three of them, and owned property in two, so I can make that comment without prejudice.

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there was a time once long ago back in 1959 that two new states were added , my wife was born in one just after on an american base that had been bombed 15 years earlier , and the other had been our possession for a long time , im not suggesting this is a great idea - al lot would depend on the people living there , they need to want it first , i think we are a long way from that , but we shall see , 

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Our country is called “The United States of America” for a reason. This isn’t “The Untied States”. This isn’t the “The United if you agree with me States”.

The United States is a melting pot, not a mixing pot. The differences of the people in this country are what our forefathers envisioned. If everyone agreed on everything all the time we wouldn’t have the dynamic country that we have today. 
I think the addition of others to create more states would be fantastic. It would be a healthy shot in the arm to the body of the United States. 

 

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The interesting thing is the TV ad I've seen advertising Onterio. Do you think they are trying to tell us something about their public opinion of a relationship with the United States? As far as Greenland is concerned, the main reason for U.S. to have a firm connection is the ability to project military power in the North Atlantic and the Arctic.  With the "northwest passage" becoming more and more a commercial and military reality, We need to be able to control access more than we now do. We currently have assets up there with the cooperation of Denmark. OTOH, the citizens of Greenland are apparently not treated all that well by Denmark.  Also, there a lot of natural resources there that we could benefit by having easier access.

The future is ahead. My own personal "crystal ball" is black, heavy and has three finger holes (okay, two and the thumbhole) and I can't lift it anymore anyway! :rolleyes:

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Ontario is one of the provinces that would add to the economic growth and be an asset.

One draw back in any possible amalgamation is the social programs Canadians have invested in and rely on.

For example, we don't have your 401K (Which I know zero about) but we do have the federally administered Old Age Suppuration (OAS) and the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) in addition to whatever Retirement plans our employers may have had.

We also have a personal, voluntary, Registered Retirement Saving Plans (RRSPs) and Tax Free Saving Accounts (TFSAs) with set amounts we can contribute to annually.  

 

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On 1/16/2025 at 3:05 PM, Cowtown Scout, SASS #53540 L said:

Let's be resonable - Canada as a whole is too large to become a US state.

Not much bigger than Texas. LOL

 

TM

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I think we add Mexico as the 51st state then all the illegals would be legal homeless and we could quit paying them all the benefits they are getting now. Most would then go back to Mexico.

 

TM

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On 1/16/2025 at 1:31 PM, Oak Ridge Regulator said:

When politicians want to hide something their doing wrong they make up something REALLY DUMB and the American media runs with it and MOST Americans suck it right up and it becomes front page news for weeks

 

I think Trump throws out wild ideas just to get Big Corporate Press barking.  Sort of like tossing a piece of ice into duck pond.

 

Although in his first term I think he did it a couple of times to get the Press barking while he did something necessary but would be unpopular with a certain segment of society that is prone to riot when they don't like something. 

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Look at what China and Russia are trying to do in the Artic. Look at rare elements and energy.  Also consider that the "Corporate Press" is irrelevant to most Americans.

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1 minute ago, Rip Snorter said:

Look at what China and Russia are trying to do in the Artic. Look at rare elements and energy.  Also consider that the "Corporate Press" is irrelevant to most Americans.

 

To most thinking Americans. The pontifications and biases of Big Corporate Press ( BCO) drive much of what happens both socially and politically. 

 

If it hadn't been for BCP pushing the "hands up, don't shoot" Bug Lie the BLM scam would have been stillborn.   

 

Same for "common sense gun control."  If BCP stuck to facts and reported the whole story including defensive gun uses the anti-civil rights advocates would have less traction. 

 

Or look at the editing of things Trump said.  His "good people on both sides" comment which BCP still fails to quote, "I'm not talking about white supremacists I'm not talking about the Neo-nazis and white supremacists because they should be condemned totally."

 

BCP might be irrelevant,  but is hugely important. 

 

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2 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

 

 

BCP might be irrelevant,  but is hugely important. 

 

In their dreams, and the dreams of the Left.  Wait till you see the Press Room. 

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I was reading a book on US Grant today and learned that Santa Domingo (now called the Dominican Republic) wanted to be come a US territory and then a state in 1870.

Grant wanted it.

The Senate said no.

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2 hours ago, Subdeacon Joe said:

 

I think Trump throws out wild ideas just to get Big Corporate Press barking.  Sort of like tossing a piece of ice into duck pond.

 

Although in his first term I think he did it a couple of times to get the Press barking while he did something necessary but would be unpopular with a certain segment of society that is prone to riot when they don't like something. 

 

I think there may be another facet to this as well.  The art of distraction.  He makes comments like annexing Greenland or Canada to get the MSM all spooled up and going haywire looking for "the scoop".  In the mean time, he's quietly taking care of business that he didn't want the MSM, or anyone else for that matter, meddling in.  A way to get things accomplished. 

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