If you could redraw the geographical State borders in the United States, what would they look like?

T-man wrote:

yes wrote:

same, except New Jersey would be excluded from the states

They should definitely draw a bigass line running northeast from Trenton to Sandy Hook. The rednecks down south can have LBI and Haddonfield (and the Governor) and leave the rest of us in peace.

Oh, and they should build a bigass fence along that line on a sunny Saturday in July, so all the Jersey Shore clowns get stuck on the south side.

North Jersey is like hell and the BS perpetuated in the North Jersey Shore area is not at all influenced by South Jersey culture. Also while there is corruption in SJ it is clear that the vast majority of politicians who have crimpled this state are North residents. Oh and Gov. Fatso (who is actually doing an OK job) is very clearly North Jersey but If you want us to take him I guess we can clear some space in the Pine Barrens.

North Jersey is like hell and the BS perpetuated in the North Jersey Shore area is not at all influenced by South Jersey culture. Also while there is corruption in SJ it is clear that the vast majority of politicians who have [crippled] this state are North residents. Oh and Gov. Fatso (who is actually doing an OK job) is very clearly North Jersey but If you want us to take him I guess we can clear some space in the Pine Barrens.

I've always liked this map-

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/17550

GoMileGo wrote:

There should be 14-15 states based on economy/landscape and city centers.

Interesting breakdown, although you left out a few states.

Canada should get the Northwest Angle in Minnesota, that long section of their coastline occupied by Alaska, and whatever that little town on the end of the peninsula near Vancouver is. Maybe in exchange for some of their Maritimes?

There was also the many times proposed "State of Lincoln" that composed of Eastern Washington from the Cascades east, and Northern Idaho and usually Western Montana. Basically from the Cascades to the Rockies as one state. Bills proposing the creation of this state have even been sent to the state legislators. Idaho shot it down as the panhandle at the time brought in more tax money than it received back, so they didnt want to let it go. Its never gone to a full vote in Washington or Montana.

The "State of Jefferson" was the proposed Northern California and Western/Southwestern Oregon state. Some have proposed all of Western Oregon and Western Washington as well as Northern California.

Redding, Ukiah, Chico, Humboldt, Eureka don't want to be a part of a state with Jews and Mexicans that live in Sacramento, Frisco, Stockton, etc. nor the do they want the caucasoid aboriginal methheads and weeders in Oregon. The State of Redwoods would encompass areas north of where the filthy mud races live and south of the Euro chimps and apes of Oregon.

So Northern California Tree Huggers are more racist than Oregon's Hippie Tree Huggers?

I would re-draw Florida so it looks less phallic.

Make it Rain wrote:

East Pennsy, Southern NJ, Delaware make a nice state. New York City, North Jersey and Conn make their own. New England takes upstate NY.

Get bent, Upstate NY wants nothing to do with those floppy ecopussies in Vermont. We would only merge with NE if Maine swept over those 69ing limp-wristed yuppie white guilt states and met us halfway.

On the other hand, I would welcome all of the Jews of the US into Upstate NY. I work in a fairly Jewish area of my city, and big surprise, little to no crime, most people there are pretty well off, raise good kids, have good schools. If the Jews would like to come here and bring their hard work and intelligence with them, we will gladly accept them into our part of the country.

John Wesley Powell had it right when he said western states should be based on watershed divides, because ultimately water would be the most important resource and dividing states by watersheds would reduce conflict and improve governance. Nobody listened and we ended up with a bunch of weird rectangular states.

I'd make NYC and Long Island a state then the rest of NY could be the Empire State again.

well played handle, shedhead

I agree that New York City and Long Island should be a separate state from the rest of New York. And you could add that little nob of Fairfield County into that NYC state as well. They act like their not a part of CT anyway.

M.C. Confusing wrote:

There was also the many times proposed "State of Lincoln" that composed of Eastern Washington from the Cascades east, and Northern Idaho and usually Western Montana. Basically from the Cascades to the Rockies as one state. Bills proposing the creation of this state have even been sent to the state legislators. Idaho shot it down as the panhandle at the time brought in more tax money than it received back, so they didnt want to let it go. Its never gone to a full vote in Washington or Montana.

The "State of Jefferson" was the proposed Northern California and Western/Southwestern Oregon state. Some have proposed all of Western Oregon and Western Washington as well as Northern California.

I've heard this one; and a variation that makes more sense to me....

Eastern Oregon, Eastern Washington, Idaho and Western Montana combined - call it The Palouse.

Western Oregon, Western Washington - call it Cascadia (or Oregon - after the Oregon Territory)

Split Southern & Northern California. The only "tough" border draw is the one separating the Palouse from Eastern Montana....the rest already exist or have obvious geographic divisions (like mountains or rivers).

Redding doesn't want any association with SF or Sac.