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Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions' by kuschku on Sunday December 04, 2016 @05:49PM (#13102199)
Yet it’s the same in Germany. And Canada. And Austria. And many other countries.

It’s nothing special.

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Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions' by int_19h on Sunday December 04, 2016 @06:40PM (#13102384)
The degree of sovereignty that US states is much more significant than any of the examples that you have listed. So yes, it is actually somewhat special.
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Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions' by AnimalMuppet on Monday December 05, 2016 @12:41PM (#13107350)
It might not be all that different from Switzerland, though...
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Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions' by int_19h on Monday December 05, 2016 @03:15PM (#13109004)
Cantons in Switzerland don't have their own separate criminal law systems, for example.
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Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions' by umanwizard on Sunday December 04, 2016 @06:03PM (#13102253)
Okay, and how easy is it for borders to be unilaterally redrawn in those countries?
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Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions' by kuschku on Sunday December 04, 2016 @06:19PM (#13102315)
It's impossible, unless all states subject to the redrawing would accept it.

And yet, it's happened before, and will happen again.

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