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BookwormMG
Deerslayer
USA
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 Posted - January 31 2010 : 1:41:08 PM
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Someone has devised a plan for redrawing state lines so that the states are roughly equal in population, then giving each new state two Senators, so the Senate will be based on population like the House is. This would require a constitutional amendment, of course, and I'm not arguing for the adoption of this plan. What I find fascinating are the names given to the newly redrawn states, as shown on this map:
http://www.fakeisthenewreal.org/reform
Most of the names reflect geographical features, a few (e.g., Coronado, Lincoln) reflect history. Looks like I'd be in living in the great state of Susquehanna (with apologies to Billy Penn, I kinda like that idea). Mon Guide would reside in Northern New England, Rich in Great Smoky, GG in Pamlico. I think you're in Erie, WW, and you hail from Willamette. Where is everyone else? The one name I don't understand is Brownia. The only explanation I can think of is that it includes part of "bloody Kansas," where John Brown and fellow abolitionists fought against the expansion of slavery. Anyway, it's fun to look at these United States from a different perspective.
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Monadnock Guide
Council of Elders
USA
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Posted - January 31 2010 : 3:33:24 PM
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| Obviously some unhappy soul in a big state - has way too much time on their hands. |
you can keep "The Change" |
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SgtMunro
Soldier of the King
USA
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Posted - January 31 2010 : 9:15:26 PM
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Could this be 'Outcomes-Based Gerrymandering'? Now I've seen everything... 
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Gadget Girl
Gatherer of Gathering Gadgets
USA
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Posted - February 01 2010 : 9:43:44 PM
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| I believe we would find Teresa in Tombigbee! |
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Wilderness Woman
Watcher of the Wood
USA
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Posted - February 02 2010 : 09:56:06 AM
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Hmmmm.... difficult to tell, but it looks like I would be in the lower portion of Susquehanna.
You are definitely right about hailing from Willamette, however. The name is taken from the Willamette Valley where I grew up. My birthplace, however, would still be Los Angeles. Nothing new there, except that it's not currently a state. Maybe it should be?  |
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Seamus
Guardian of Heaven's Gate
USA
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Posted - February 02 2010 : 5:59:03 PM
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| Yeah, WW.....its in a sad state! |
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Wilderness Woman
Watcher of the Wood
USA
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Posted - February 02 2010 : 7:03:05 PM
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| Yes, it sure is. And I am sure glad my folks moved us away from there when I was 7! I would never want to live there again. |
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Obediah
Mohicanland Statesman
USA
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Posted - February 02 2010 : 7:30:03 PM
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| Looks like we're in the great state of San Joaquin, or maybe Mojave (it's just too darned hard to tell from that goofy map). Ah well, in a few more years, we'll be living up in Olympia! |
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susquesus
Mad Hermit of the North Woods
USA
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Posted - February 02 2010 : 7:47:06 PM
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| and i'll be calling St. Croix home. not bad- that's the best river for fishing in the area. |
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Theresa
Bumppo's Tavern Proprietress
USA
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Posted - February 05 2010 : 07:26:02 AM
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Originally posted by Gadget Girl
I believe we would find Teresa in Tombigbee!
Yep...Tombigbee is where I'd be! It's a great river, but my little town's name has a nice ring to it, too...why not Sylacauga? |
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