[dyersbay]

O.k. I swear I heard on news that some politician is wanting another country to join Canada. It was a tropical one. :jump Has anyone else heard of this? It's really bugging me. It has not been on the news since, and I can't find any info on the net! Did I dream it? I hope not because I hate Winter!

[mark]

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[dyersbay]

Thanks Mark! :thumb:

[VioletlightHeron]

Interesting but slightly weird idea, if the US thought about this, i think world opinion would have a slightly different tone. but then again, we can escape to florida :thumb:

[sherpahigh]

Interesting but slightly weird idea, if the US thought about this, i think world opinion would have a slightly different tone. but then again, we can escape to florida :thumb:

Pretty sure you guys already have a few places like this. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands spring to mind. I'm proabably missing a few.

[chris]

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ARA could come back and make a stop on the beach. Wouldn't that be fun!!!

[dyersbay]

but then again, we can escape to florida :thumb:

Yep! We need a warm spot to!

[dyersbay]

Pretty sure you guys already have a few places like this. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands spring to mind. I'm proabably missing a few.

Don't forget about Hawaii! I know as Canadians we have the privledge to live in the US 6 months out of the year and vis versa. But unless you have a lot of money it's just about impossible to do. I really hope this works out. I mean I would love to have at least the option. :thumb:

[sherpahigh]

Pretty sure you guys already have a few places like this. Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands spring to mind. I'm proabably missing a few.

Don't forget about Hawaii!

I was thinking more along the lines of places that weren't really states but still fall under the control of the US government. Like Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. The chief of state is the Presadent of the USA. Sot really a state but still more or less a part of the US.

I imagine a similar arrangement would be made with the T & C's if this were to go ahead. I'm all for it. :thumb:

[dyersbay]

I was thinking more along the lines of places that weren't really states but still fall under the control of the US government. Like Puerto Rico is a self-governing commonwealth in association with the United States. The chief of state is the Presadent of the USA. Sot really a state but still more or less a part of the US.

I imagine a similar arrangement would be made with the T & C's if this were to go ahead. I'm all for it. :thumb:

Ahh o.k. Sorry I don't know how I could have missed that! :oops: :lol:
Yeah and me to! It really makes a lot of sense! I can't believe it was rejected twice before. hock:

[VioletlightHeron]

i used to live in Puerto Rico when i was a kid, as far back as I can remember they've always had a love/hate relationship with association with the US. They love the advantages it gives them ( taxes, travel, duties, etc) but hate the fact that their association is a by product of the 1892 Spanish-American War.

[grooveless touque]

The USA has 5 territories. Don't ask me what they are - I only know the two mentioned in this thread (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands). But there are a total of 5 regions that are under US jurisdiction or whatever...I'd be curious to know what the rest are.

Some American might call me wrong on this...all I know is this is what Ed Gillespie, the Republican party heavyweight, said during an interview. Normally I would never take a Republican's word for ANYTHING, but this seemed kinda credible.

After all, just because Bush doesn't know about anything outside the contiguous 48 states doesn't mean everyone else in his party doesn't.

[VioletlightHeron]

Ouch, Hey he's at least been to England and canada! lol, anyway I think the 3 other territories are Guam, The Marshall Islands in the pacific and possibly Antigua? Or is that a French possession? Oh and dont forget the research station on the Ross Ice Shelf..does that count?

[Jenna_Bird]

Yahoo! joins in on the discussion....

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=st...bean_annex

-Jenna