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Secession
Topic Started: Oct 22 2014, 07:48 AM (282 Views)
George K
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Officials in the City of South Miami have passed a resolution in favor of splitting the state in half so South Florida would become the 51st state.

Vice Mayor Walter Harris proposed the resolution and it passed with a 3-2 vote at the city commission meeting on Oct. 7.

Harris told the commission that Tallahassee isn't providing South Florida with proper representation or addressing its concerns when it comes to sea-level rising.

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"We have to be able to deal directly with this environmental concern and we can’t really get it done in Tallahassee," Harris said. "I don’t care what people think -- it’s not a matter of electing the right people."

Mayor Philip Stoddard agreed with Harris' reasoning, saying he's advocated for secession for the past 15 years but never penned a resolution.

“It’s very apparent that the attitude of the northern part of the state is that they would just love to saw the state in half and just let us float off into the Caribbean," Stoddard said. "They’ve made that abundantly clear every possible opportunity and I would love to give them the opportunity to do that.”


Text of resolution here.
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Whereas, climate change is a scientific reality resulting in global warming and rising sea level;


This guy should just change his political party. Problem solved.
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Can we call it North Cuba instead?

I did notice that they lay claim to The Magic Kingdom. Funny, that.
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Officials in the City of South Miami have passed a resolution in favor of splitting the state in half so South Florida would become the 51st state.

Excellent idea. They could call it New Cuba.

Better yet... make it a separate country and build a border fence.
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Mikhailoh
Oct 23 2014, 04:20 AM
Can we call it North Cuba instead?

I did notice that they lay claim to The Magic Kingdom. Funny, that.
Heh... then we could rag TomK for living in a third world country. :D
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We still can. :devilgrin:
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Oct 23 2014, 04:26 AM
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Officials in the City of South Miami have passed a resolution in favor of splitting the state in half so South Florida would become the 51st state.

Excellent idea. They could call it New Cuba.

Better yet... make it a separate country and build a border fence.
Did you read the resolution?

Over two thirds of the state's total taxes—sales and otherwise—are collected down there.

North Florida wouldn't be getting rid of their rifraff; they'd be throwing away their income.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Oct 23 2014, 06:24 AM
Did you read the resolution?

Over two thirds of the state's total taxes - sales and otherwise - are collected down there.
All the better. They won't need foreign aid.
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The Animal Kingdom Theme Park will be the new West Bank.
I cite irreconcilable differences.
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Quick... let's go build some settlements.
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reminds me of north italy wanting to separate from the southerners (everyone south of rome)

every country/state is going to have districts which are more productive than others.

should nyc secede from upstate ny?

should manhattan and brooklyn throw out the bronx and staten island?

should the east side get rid of the west side?



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Florida has long been known as the state with the largest cultural divide, depending on location within the state. It goes from the lowest of lows in terms of Deliverance style folk, to the highest metropolitan highs, in terms of Miami Vice. I guess you could imagine that that sort of state might want to split up.

Oh yeah, all the retired people are there too. What a cornucopia.
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People in Pennsylvania say they have a huge divide. In Illinois, it's Chicago vs. downstate.

I'm wondering if part of the problem isn't the gerrymandering that has occurred over time. Perhaps we should hire illiterate Latvian sheep herders to draw boundaries for voting districts - or let D'oh do it. Might help to unite that nation - in disdain for the people who redistricted the country.
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Oct 23 2014, 11:39 AM
should manhattan and brooklyn throw out the bronx and staten island?
I'd say people who live in Manhattan and Brooklyn would agree with you. :lol:
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