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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Send tate to florida. Then get out a saw, and cut Florida away and into the Ocean. Then use ropes to connect Hawaii and Alaska to the mainland.

Now you can claim that only connected states can be states. Also, international no fly, no sail zone 300 miles around florida at any time. No one leaves.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

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Bugs had the right idea in 1949.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The only way in or out is via gay party boat ferry.

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

With rescued immigrants onboard

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Careful with that saw. There are allies there still.

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That's Hillsborough County not Tampa the city, that goes Republican. We are pretty progressive inside the city but the sprawling county has enough people to drown us out.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm not calling out people based on their county. I just pulled an electoral map because it's a quick way to point out that Florida is potentially a purple state. It's got a lot of people supporting civil rights and other progressive goals. I don't want to see it sawed off and abandoned to its gerrymandered leadership. That's what I was trying to communicate.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

As long as the electoral college exists, it really doesn’t matter, sadly.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fair enough. We should make it matter.

[–] XTL@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Too late. Dictatorships don't do reforms.

What if we ask even more nicely this time?

[–] nick@midwest.social 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Just wait 20 years. It’ll be underwater.

[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Great news for the folks inland...

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Alaska is already connected to the mainland?

[–] bahbah23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Canada isn't a US state yet