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.
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.
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.