If Canada became the 51st state, it would have two Senators, most likely Democrats. It would have 51 members of Congress, a large majority of whom would surely caucus as Democrats. That would make Hakeem Jeffries speaker of the House.
If Canada became the 51st state, it would have two Senators, most likely Democrats. It would have 51 members of Congress, a large majority of whom would surely caucus as Democrats. That would make Hakeem Jeffries speaker of the House.
Not that this would ever happen, but if Canada were to become part of the U.S. they should negotiate to have Canadian provinces admitted as states. Most of the provinces are plenty big enough to be states. Only Prince Edward Island would be questionable, with a population of about 180,000 residents. Canada has a higher population than California; neither country should have only two senators.
Then Democrats would end up with clear majorities in both the Senate and the House. Isn't that why Republicans oppose statehood for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia?
I'm not so sure about American Samoa. The current elected delegate to the House of Representatives, Amata Coleman Rudewagen, is a Republican. In 2024, she won her sixth term with 75% of the vote.
Their elections are nonpartisan and usually are determined by which family you represent. I'd guess Faleomavaega would still be the delegate if Agent Orange complications hadn't compromised his ability to represent them and then killed him.
It's true that party affiliations are not listed on the ballot for Congressional delegate, but Rudewagen is well known as a Republican and has served for a long time on the Republican National Committee.
Coleman Radewagen's essentially reached aunty status for the whole territory. Not saying they would or wouldn't elect Republicans, just that I doubt political affiliation would be the determinative factor in who they'd elect. Regardless, they're far and away the least likely territory to seek or gain statehood, as they live by very different and constitutionally questionable norms; thus why they're the one without a federal territorial court.
Part of the fun of wonky communities like this are the occasional thought exercises like тАЬwhat would the US political landscape look like if Canada was part of the US?тАЭ
I hate hate hate hate hate that weтАЩre doing these thought exercises because that fat fucking crazy asshole has delusions of territorial expansion as part of his idea of what a тАЬgreatтАЭ president is supposed to do.
The first thing I did was check population, estimated a EV count and weтАЩd still have lost in 2024. But Canada joining as one state would be an INSANE thing for them to agree to. If there were any agreement, they would certainly bargain for as many states as possible to get as many Senators and EV as possible.
In the extremely unlikely event that Canada became part of the US, it would become more than just the 51st state. Given that it has ten provinces (plus three territories), Canada would likely add the 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58, 59th and 60th states.
IтАЩll let somebody else perform the hypothetical math of how many Democratic senators and representatives that would add, versus new Republican lawmakers.
If something were to happen with Greenland (and IтАЩm not convinced this isnтАЩt just a ploy to force Denmark to uniformly ban Chinese investment there/cut sweetheart deals for US mining and shipping firms) itd probably look more like the relationship with the Marshall Islands than statehood
If I was a Greenlander, I might say something like:
тАЬHmm, IтАЩll think about if you Americans first show your other territories some respect тАУ by granting statehood to Puerto Rico (if they want it), the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. Oh, as well as the District of Columbia while youтАЩre at it. Then weтАЩll talk.тАЭ
If Canada became the 51st state, it would have two Senators, most likely Democrats. It would have 51 members of Congress, a large majority of whom would surely caucus as Democrats. That would make Hakeem Jeffries speaker of the House.
Not that this would ever happen, but if Canada were to become part of the U.S. they should negotiate to have Canadian provinces admitted as states. Most of the provinces are plenty big enough to be states. Only Prince Edward Island would be questionable, with a population of about 180,000 residents. Canada has a higher population than California; neither country should have only two senators.
Then Democrats would end up with clear majorities in both the Senate and the House. Isn't that why Republicans oppose statehood for Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia?
Not to mention the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
I'm not so sure about American Samoa. The current elected delegate to the House of Representatives, Amata Coleman Rudewagen, is a Republican. In 2024, she won her sixth term with 75% of the vote.
Their elections are nonpartisan and usually are determined by which family you represent. I'd guess Faleomavaega would still be the delegate if Agent Orange complications hadn't compromised his ability to represent them and then killed him.
It's true that party affiliations are not listed on the ballot for Congressional delegate, but Rudewagen is well known as a Republican and has served for a long time on the Republican National Committee.
Coleman Radewagen's essentially reached aunty status for the whole territory. Not saying they would or wouldn't elect Republicans, just that I doubt political affiliation would be the determinative factor in who they'd elect. Regardless, they're far and away the least likely territory to seek or gain statehood, as they live by very different and constitutionally questionable norms; thus why they're the one without a federal territorial court.
Apologies, Zack, you beat me to the point. I didnтАЩt refresh the page before posting my comment.
Part of the fun of wonky communities like this are the occasional thought exercises like тАЬwhat would the US political landscape look like if Canada was part of the US?тАЭ
I hate hate hate hate hate that weтАЩre doing these thought exercises because that fat fucking crazy asshole has delusions of territorial expansion as part of his idea of what a тАЬgreatтАЭ president is supposed to do.
The first thing I did was check population, estimated a EV count and weтАЩd still have lost in 2024. But Canada joining as one state would be an INSANE thing for them to agree to. If there were any agreement, they would certainly bargain for as many states as possible to get as many Senators and EV as possible.
At least 4 states, yeah? Ontario, Quebec, West The Canadia, East The Canadia.
In the extremely unlikely event that Canada became part of the US, it would become more than just the 51st state. Given that it has ten provinces (plus three territories), Canada would likely add the 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, 57th, 58, 59th and 60th states.
IтАЩll let somebody else perform the hypothetical math of how many Democratic senators and representatives that would add, versus new Republican lawmakers.
Never going to actually happen; Canadian voters would never stand for it
As dumb as the idea is, Greenland becoming the 51st state is a far more likely idea. Hell, the US retaking the Panama Canal is more likely.
If something were to happen with Greenland (and IтАЩm not convinced this isnтАЩt just a ploy to force Denmark to uniformly ban Chinese investment there/cut sweetheart deals for US mining and shipping firms) itd probably look more like the relationship with the Marshall Islands than statehood
Yeah. If it was statehood, I could be all for it if they vote Dem.
If I was a Greenlander, I might say something like:
тАЬHmm, IтАЩll think about if you Americans first show your other territories some respect тАУ by granting statehood to Puerto Rico (if they want it), the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands. Oh, as well as the District of Columbia while youтАЩre at it. Then weтАЩll talk.тАЭ