Annexation of the United Kingdom

[afleitch]

What parts of the UK would you annex to the States? (I've split England up)

[7,052,770]

Let Northern Ireland join Ireland, and the rest join the USA.

[Frodo]

Let Northern Ireland join the Republic of Ireland, have Wales and Scotland become independent nations, and we will take England, including Cornwall (i.e. the Southwest). 

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Let Northern Ireland join Ireland, and the rest join the USA.

No thank you.

If you included us btw we would have 6 or 7 house seats and 9 Electoral Votes. So you better pay attention. Voting patterns in the Liffey Valley would become all important.

[Ban my account ffs!]

If we annex the U.K, what happens to the royal family?  Perhaps they could be banished to a small sheep farm near Lerwick?

[Frodo]

If we annex the U.K, what happens to the royal family?  Perhaps they could be banished to a small sheep farm near Lerwick?

No -we banish them to some tiny, insignificant municipality on the mainland, like Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, or Monaco.

[Ban my account ffs!]

"but *I'm* the QUEEN of ENGLAND!"

"Oh.  I'm sorry.  Would you like a nice cup of tea with that swift kick in the ass?"

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Let Northern Ireland join the Republic of Ireland, have Wales and Scotland become independent nations, and we will take England, including Cornwall (i.e. the Southwest). 

But we don't actually want to be an independent nation.

[Јas]

Let Northern Ireland join Ireland, and the rest join the USA.

No thank you.

Oh, who are you kidding. Surely you'd love it if Paisley, McGuinness et al, become power brokers in Dublin.

If you included us btw we would have 6 or 7 house seats and 9 Electoral Votes. So you better pay attention.

There's another Irish redistricting project for you t work on.

Voting patterns in the Liffey Valley would become all important.

Liffey Valley? No way, the Bushes and Clintons and whatnot would all be out on the stump in Carrick-on-Shannon and Dingle and Lisburn.

[Frodo]

If we annex the U.K, what happens to the royal family?  Perhaps they could be banished to a small sheep farm near Lerwick?

No -we banish them to some tiny, insignificant municipality on the mainland, like Andorra, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, or Monaco.

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Or maybe Corsica, Malta, Cyprus, and Sardinia -they would make fine residences for Her Royal Majesty and anyone else who belongs to the House of Windsor (and by extension, the House of Hanover). 

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Let Northern Ireland join Ireland, and the rest join the USA.

No thank you.

Oh, who are you kidding. Surely you'd love it if Paisley, McGuinness et al, become power brokers in Dublin.

If you included us btw we would have 6 or 7 house seats and 9 Electoral Votes. So you better pay attention.

There's another Irish redistricting project for you t work on.

Voting patterns in the Liffey Valley would become all important.

Liffey Valley? No way, the Bushes and Clintons and whatnot would all be out on the stump in Carrick-on-Shannon and Dingle and Lisburn.

Ah yes, Dingle.. I can see it now: Member of the house of representatives Jackie Healy Rae (R-IE) - the debates between himself and Pelosi would be interesting to watch.

[Frodo]

Let Northern Ireland join the Republic of Ireland, have Wales and Scotland become independent nations, and we will take England, including Cornwall (i.e. the Southwest). 

But we don't actually want to be an independent nation.

You will have independence whether you like it or not, even if it comes nearly 800 years after you last lost it. 

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

All of it as states and ireland too.

[Јas]

Let Northern Ireland join the Republic of Ireland, have Wales and Scotland become independent nations, and we will take England, including Cornwall (i.e. the Southwest). 

But we don't actually want to be an independent nation.

Tough luck...apparantly.
But there's always other options...
The United Kingdom of Scotland and Wales?
The Celtic Confederation?
Apply to be a UN protectorate?

All wonderful options, I'm sure you'll agree...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You will have independence whether you like it or not,

Ever heard of self-determination? Cuts both ways.

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Wales was never an independent state. And most of it was ruled by the Anglo-Normans long before the fall of the Kingdom of Gwynedd in 1284.

Regardless, most people in Wales are as much descended from 19th century (in the sense of the long 19th century) economic migrants (19th century Wales was like a miniature America in some respects) as from people who lived in Wales in the 13th century.

[Ban my account ffs!]

You will have independence whether you like it or not,

Ever heard of self-determination? Cuts both ways.

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Wales was never an independent state. And most of it was ruled by the Anglo-Normans long before the fall of the Kingdom of Gwynedd in 1284.

Regardless, most people in Wales are as much descended from 19th century (in the sense of the long 19th century) economic migrants (19th century Wales was like a miniature America in some respects) as from people who lived in Wales in the 13th century.

Oh, do stop with your history and factual mumbo jumbo.  Wales will be independent and scones will be served at the ceremony.  And they will be triangle-shaped.  None of that hexagon crap.  Do you understand?  Good.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

Connacht is smaller than Wyoming (by population).

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

Connacht is smaller than Wyoming (by population).

True, but 503,083 (as of 2006) is enough for a State as far as I'm concerned.

[Verily]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

Connacht is smaller than Wyoming (by population).

It'd be more appropriate to admit Ireland as a single state.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

Connacht is smaller than Wyoming (by population).

It'd be more appropriate to admit Ireland as a single state.

True; I think we'd only have about 7 or 8 Congressional districts anyway; so it's not like it's neccesary to split it up to keep it from becoming more powerful or anything like that..

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

Connacht is smaller than Wyoming (by population).

It'd be more appropriate to admit Ireland as a single state.

True; I think we'd only have about 7 or 8 Congressional districts anyway; so it's not like it's necessary to split it up to keep it from becoming more powerful or anything like that..

If anything, splitting it up so that it has 8 Senators instead of 2 Senators would increase Ireland's power.

[Јas]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

And all of a sudden I could find myself represented by Senators Paisley and McGuinness.

[Verily]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

And all of a sudden I could find myself represented by Senators Paisley and McGuinness.

Fortunately, annexation would stop of all the silly NI infighting.

[Јas]

Northern Ireland and rest of Ireland admitted as the states of Leinster, Munster, Connacht, and Ulster.

And all of a sudden I could find myself represented by Senators Paisley and McGuinness.

Fortunately, annexation would stop of all the silly NI infighting.

Henry VIII may have expressed similar sentiments.