How would you divide the states?

[A18]

Into independent nations? This came up in another thread.

Here's mine. Alaska would be with the libertarian-minded states (Arizona, Wyoming). Hawaii would be an independent nation.



Southern Blue:
       Confederate States of America
Northeastern Red:
       Canada
Western Red:
       United States of America
Eastern Gray:
       Combined State - Wisconsin
Western Blue:
       Combined State - California

[opebo]

Put all the Christians in South Carolina and keep the rest of the country for we secularists.

[A18]

The Confederate States would probably fast become the richest country. The United States would probably crumble pretty soon for lack of cultural identity.

California, of course, would become like Europe, by tyranical rule of a couple cities. Wisconsin just becomes a mediocre country.

[Blerpiez]

Florida, Texas, and Hawai'i are their own countries

[muon2]

Previously I posted a map redividing at the county level. It's based on Garreau's Nine Nations of North America. I'll copy it here, since it generally fits the theme. Note that each "country" is divided into "states".

The map:



The table with population and apportioned seats is at

http://niuhep.physics.niu.edu/~fortner/maps/9-nation-states.htm

[they don't love you like i love you]

Eastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and eastern Iowa should be combined. Western Iowa and Minnesota should be combined with eastern Dakotas and Nebraska. Western Dakotas and Nebraska should be combined.

[muon2]

Eastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin and eastern Iowa should be combined. Western Iowa and Minnesota should be combined with eastern Dakotas and Nebraska. Western Dakotas and Nebraska should be combined.

I understand your thinking, but there isn't enough population in the western parts of the Dakotas and Nebraska to form a state. ND+SD+NE have about 3.2 million, and I didn't want to create any states with less than 2.5 million people.

[Josh/Devilman88]

Put all the Christians in South Carolina and keep the rest of the country for we secularists.

then about 75% of the country would live in South Carolina....

[NYGOP]

[12th Doctor]

Put all the Christians in South Carolina and keep the rest of the country for we secularists.

"There you go again"

You are automatically assuming again that all Christians are non-secularists.

[opebo]

Put all the Christians in South Carolina and keep the rest of the country for we secularists.

"There you go again"

You are automatically assuming again that all Christians are non-secularists.

Well, just to be on the safe side - off to South Carolina with the lot!

[12th Doctor]

I like this arrangement:



I think that this would move the Blue area to a possition very close to mine politically.  I included some more Liberal states such as IL, Maryland, Michigan and Washington, because I wouldn't want the country to swing to far right.  Given this arrangement, the new Blue country would be just right of center and the "New Politics" would form around that center.

The new Red country would be a Social Democrats paradise until they taxed the Hell out off all sources of revenue and are invaded by Quebec.

California would just sort of exist.

[bgwah]

I did North America minus Mexico. I'm not too sure about my Toronto/Chicago country or the one w/ CO and NE or quite a few others.

However, I am positive that Washington and Oregon would never go with California. Never!!!

[A18]

I like this arrangement:



I think that this would move the Blue area to a possition very close to mine politically.  I included some more Liberal states such as IL, Maryland, Michigan and Washington, because I wouldn't want the country to swing to far right.  Given this arrangement, the new Blue country would be just right of center and the "New Politics" would form around that center.

The new Red country would be a Social Democrats paradise until they taxed the Hell out off all sources of revenue and are invaded by Quebec.

California would just sort of exist.

California is very conservative except for two cities.

[A18]

The solution is to require 1/5 on acre of land to vote. I'm telling you, it works...

[bgwah]

And I'm telling you that many people living in major cities own 1/5 acre and if you wanted to take control away from the cities you should increase it to like 20 acres.

But like I said, you just want suburbanites (basically city dwellers) to be able to vote but not people who don't believe in cutting down trees and destroying farmland just so they can have their tiny backyard and spend 2 hours a day in a car polluting the air and get away from minorities.

[A18]

That is correct

[DA]

Not this one. Phillip's is better. The county divided states is best though.