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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by rootusrootus on Thursday May 20, 2021 @07:34PM (#27228786)
What happens when you get down to the last county and they also want to join another state?
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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by nickff on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:43PM (#27229261)
If there were a one-county state, it would benefit from so much graft that they'd never join anyone else. Imagine having two senators, one congressman, and three electoral votes, all in one county! Every presidential candidate would stop there and promise them the moon!
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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by rootusrootus on Thursday May 20, 2021 @09:49PM (#27229655)
I imagine the first time a county successfully split to join another state, a lot of states would just abolish counties altogether. Then everyone can be in a one-county state...
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Re:Five Oregon counties vote to leave state, create 'Greater... by maxerickson on Thursday May 20, 2021 @08:45PM (#27229273)
Rhode Island is close enough and mostly doesn't get paid much attention.
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