OK. The rule of thumb is that Delaware is the best business-friendly state. Lots of firms incorporate there because the law is friendly to business there. And New Hampshire has the motto "live free or die". Finally, Vermont lets you carry a concealed weapon--no permit required. Just stick it in your belt and throw on a jacket, perfectly legal. Each of these things is pretty cool, but together they'd be awesome. So since these are all tiny little states, I propose we smoosh them all together and make them one state. Vermont and New Hampshire are easy. They're already together and might as well be one state. Delaware is a little trickier, given that New Jersey, Connecticut, and some other shit is in the way. But truth be told, that isn't a deal breaker. Look at the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. That should probably be a part of Wisconsin, but instead it is part of Michigan. Barring that, I'm thinking we could rent a U-Haul and just move Delaware up to that spot between Portland ME and Haverhill MA. A medium-sized U-Haul should do the trick.
There should also be a wall between Mass and the states north of it. It would make more sense than guns being Teh Evil on one side of a line, and totally unregulated on the other.
Can we do something about Rhode Island at the same time? It hardly seems right that a place that would be a county in most other states gets two Senators and a Congressman.
Do we really need more Patriot's fans around here? ... and something tells me that this is a thinly veiled electoral college plot.
Welcome to New Delvershire. "Live in liberty, with independent unity, but death still isn't free." State animal: (combination of Leopard Frog, Blue Hen, and White Tale Deer) The Blue and White Log Heer.
This of course brings up the question of whether or not there's any point in having states anymore. Wouldn't it make more sense to draw political boundaries around metro regions? http://13thfloor.governing.com/2009/10/the-united-notstates.html
Ah, Ezra Klein. I have a list of certain media thinkers I am observing and he's on it. And while I probably shouldn't take too much pleasure in this, his hangover over from the Kool-Aid, has been fairly satisfying to watch.
I don't agree with getting rid of states, but I would entertain the idea of mixing things up a bit. I'm thinking about Mass spinning Maine off into it's own state, or Michigan trading the Toledo Strip to Ohio for the Upper Peninsula.
