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    Quote Originally Posted by Pork Chop View Post
    does it hurt talking out both sides of your mouth

    first you say you don't like paying money on behalf of benefits for people who refuse to work, now you're saying you don't think people collecting benefits without paying in should have to pay taxes.

    this is mostly tongue in cheek, but i fail to see the logic...
    They don't get alot of the benefits those in the 50 States get. First off, they don't have Congressional representation.
    When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mawali View Post
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    moi? Non! lol
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    They don't get alot of the benefits those in the 50 States get. First off, they don't have Congressional representation.
    Neither does the District of Columbia. Actually, they have a non-voting Congresswoman. Yet, they still pay Federal taxes. Gee, wouldn't that be taxation without representation?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Reality_Check View Post
    Neither does the District of Columbia. Actually, they have a non-voting Congresswoman. Yet, they still pay Federal taxes. Gee, wouldn't that be taxation without representation?
    They get Electoral College votes in the Presidential elections. 3, I believe.
    When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1bad65 View Post
    They get Electoral College votes in the Presidential elections. 3, I believe.
    Says who? .....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drake View Post
    Says who? .....
    The 23rd Amendment.
    When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.

    "It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1bad65 View Post
    The 23rd Amendment.
    The number of electoral votes allotted to each State corresponds to the number of Representatives and Senators that each State sends to Congress. The distribution of electoral votes among the States can vary every 10 years depending on the results of the United States Census.

    One of the primary functions of the Census is to reapportion the 435 members of the House of Representatives among the States, based on the current population. The reapportionment of the House determines the division of electoral votes among the States. In the Electoral College, each State gets one electoral vote for each of its Representatives in the House, and one electoral vote for each of its two Senators.

    Thus, every state has at least 3 electoral votes, because the Constitution grants each State two Senators and at least one Representative. In addition to the 535 electoral votes divided among the States, the District of Columbia has three electoral votes because the 23rd Amendment granted it the same number of votes as the least populated State.

    If a State gains or loses a Congressional district, it will also gain or lose an electoral vote. As a result of the Census conducted in 2000, the number of electoral votes allotted to certain States changed for the 2004 election.
    Peurto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, and any other holding of the USA that is not a state has NO electoral college votes allotted to them. Only states get electoral college votes and the exception is washing ton DC which gets 3.

    and for pete's sake, remember that i'm a freaking Canadian here. lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pork Chop View Post
    besides, who other than guam and pr are likely to become states first in order to take the number as high as 59?

    http://tlwinslow.weebly.com/megamerg...-solution.html

    This guy suggests we invite Mexico to dissolve and do a voluntary amalgamation under the US Constitution of Mexico (according to their plebiscite and with the consent of their electorate).
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    Believe it or not, I do make mistakes. Geez.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Drake View Post
    Believe it or not, I do make mistakes. Geez.
    Is it a mistake to ask 1bad65 to source his posts? I'd say not.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dimethylsea View Post
    http://tlwinslow.weebly.com/megamerg...-solution.html

    This guy suggests we invite Mexico to dissolve and do a voluntary amalgamation under the US Constitution of Mexico (according to their plebiscite and with the consent of their electorate).
    I think that would actually be a really good idea.

    Don't ask Canada to dissolve though. We're to freaking rich to bother with that idea! lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by SanHeChuan View Post
    Is it a mistake to ask 1bad65 to source his posts? I'd say not.
    The world is flat.

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    Maybe Obama just wants to get us up to 57 States so he doesn't look so stupid.

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    When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 1bad65 View Post
    They don't get alot of the benefits those in the 50 States get. First off, they don't have Congressional representation.
    Yes they do, their Congressional representation happens to reside in NYC.
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