The State of.... South Florida??

[PANTHERTEKE]

Well I believe it hasn't been posted here yet.

A few mayors in Broward cities want to split Florida into 2 states.

Its been getting some attention in the media down here lately and I though I'd share .. And actually, 54% of the people who took a poll in this article online thought it was a good idea.

Furious at what they consider the giving of more tax dollars than they get, North Lauderdale commissioners passed a resolution to divide Florida into two states: North Florida and South Florida.

They'd draw the boundary line at Jupiter, the northernmost city in Palm Beach County and head south down through Broward and Miami-Dade counties and into Monroe County.

"It's based out of frustration with the state Legislature ignoring the cities in South Florida," said North Lauderdale Commissioner Rich Moyle. "They don't really care too much what happens with South Florida."

Article can be read here

[RU OX Alum]

Now would be a good time, I guess, with the national guard out of town.

[violetpretty]

Northern Virginia feels the same way about the rest of the state.

[33girl]

If this happens, West PA & East PA are next. Breezewood = PA Mason/Dixon line.

[ForeverRoses]

What about the UP of Michigan? Do they still want to be their own state? (I think they wanted to be called "Superior").

[NutBrnHair]

Maybe Georgia can annex North FL and leave us alone here in Tennessee. (The GA state legislature wants to move the TN/GA line to include part of a lake to help ease their water shortage.)

[fantASTic]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

What about the UP of Michigan? Do they still want to be their own state? (I think they wanted to be called "Superior").

I'm sure they would love to...but alas, our yooper buddies could NEVER support their own state. We give them a lot of money, because we love them, and also because they make delicious pasties.

[DeltAlum]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

What about the UP of Michigan? Do they still want to be their own state? (I think they wanted to be called "Superior").

Years ago when I was working at a TV station in Milwaukee, NBC premiered it's big election night map (and the used of the colors of red and blue at the same time).

I had to call the executive producer of election coverage at the network to tell him that the map included the UP as a part of Wisconsin instead of Michigan.

Not sure how the UP residents (or Northern Wisconsin for that matter) would have felt about that, but it cost the network a fair amount of money to fix their geographical error.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Northern Virginia feels the same way about the rest of the state.

yeah, I know. That is where my reference to the Nat'l guard came in.

to explain: the aol guy said "what would you do if i got a group together to push this" and gilmore (i think he was gov. at the time) said "I'd send in the national guard. what would you do about that?"

It won't happen, in either state. They would just have the same problems again and again and we can't just keep adding new states willy nilly. If South Florida seccedes from Florida, they seccede from the United States, they should have to re-apply for Union.

[shinerbock]

I support this plan...so long as only North FL remains in the United States.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

somewhere I read (don't remember) and don't know if its true ... but I remember reading somewhere that Texas has the right to split itself into 5 states if it wants ...

also I always thought there should be Baja California and Alta California ... So. Calif. is so different from No. Calif

[starang21]

LOLOL

i bet the cubans would be all over this

[SigKapSweetie]

From there South, it's pretty much Cuba anyway. I'm for it.

[FSUZeta]

they didn't mention collier(where i live) or lee counties, but i imagine that they would not want us anyway, because we are mainly republican and they are democrats. they can just include us in with north florida when they divide up the state.

[PANTHERTEKE]

Originally Posted by SigKapSweetie

From there South, it's pretty much Cuba anyway. I'm for it.

That's a really ignorant and stupid comment.

The mayors that thought this up were... a white mayor, and a Black mayor. From Broward County (which is majority white fyi).