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Why It’s Hard to Make New States
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Why It’s Hard to Make New States

Jefferson, Lincoln and the Electoral Nuclear Option
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There are legal mechanisms to make new states, but it’s exceedingly difficult to do politically.

In this bonus episode we explore recent failed attempts at new states, specifically:

  • Jefferson

  • Lincoln

  • Plus shoutouts to Texlahoma, Forgotonia, the Conch Republic, and some city-states.

Also one state has a nuclear option it could potentially use to magnify …

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