Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: US counties, unincorprated territories
Date: Nov 12, 2001 @ 00:49
Author: m donner ("m donner" <maxivan82@...>)
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>From: PitHokie <pithokie@...>_________________________________________________________________
>Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>To: BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: US counties, unincorprated territories
>Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 14:04:31 -0800 (PST)
>
>Anton,
>
>Very interesting. I wonder how, if this came to pass
>one day, it would contradict U.S. law that says no new
>states may be created from territory of existing
>states. If you have ever heard of Jefferson, the
>state that almost was in southern Oregon-northern
>California or Franklin, which would have been formed
>out of TN/KY/VA, you would be familiar with this.
>I know Hawai'i has been independent so that's why I
>made sure to say "continental" U.S. :)
>
>Brendan
>
>--- anton_zeilinger@... wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > also, Texas is the only state in the U.S. which has
> > the power to
> > split into not more than four smaller chunks "of
> > convenient size"
> > which would have to be admitted to the Union as
> > separate states, see:
> >
> >
>http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/annexation/index.html
> >
> > text of the resolution:
> >
> >
>http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ref/abouttx/annexation/march1845.html
> >
> > Anton Z.
> >
> > PS: Brendan, though it's not in the continental
> > U.S., wasn't Hawaii
> > an independent kingdom or something like that?
> >
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., PitHokie <pithokie@y...>
> > wrote:
> > > Peter et. al,
> > >
> > > Texas is unique in that it's the only part of the
> > > continental United States that was ever been
> > > independently governed as its own country.
> > > It's also been under more official rulers than any
> > > other part of the continental U.S. If you travel
> > to
> > > the Capitol in Austin, you will find in the
> > rotunda a
> > > seal of all the countries Texas has been ruled by:
> > > Spain, France, Mexico, Texas, and the United
> > States.
> > > Texas was independent from April, 1836 until the
> > U.S.
> > > annexed it in 1845.
> > >
> > > Brendan
> > >
> > > --- Peter Smaardijk <smaardijk@y...> wrote:
> > > > --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., PitHokie
> > <pithokie@y...>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > The difference is in name only.
> > Governmentally,
> > > > there
> > > > > is no difference between a state and a
> > > > commonwealth.
> > > >
> > > > I know that in Germany, two "Laender" have the
> > > > official designation
> > > > of "Freistaat": Bavaria and Saxony. I don't know
> > > > whether this has any
> > > > implications. Does someone know?
> > > >
> > > > And I remember vaguely that the position of
> > Texas is
> > > > fundamentally
> > > > different from all other states in the US
> > (because
> > > > it used to be an
> > > > independent republic). Can someone say something
> > > > about that?
> > > >
> > > > What about the difference between territories in
> > > > countries like
> > > > Canada, Australia, and Russia (=krai) and the
> > > > regular subdivisions?
> > > > Why is it like this and what are the practical
> > > > implications?
> > > >
> > > > Peter S.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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