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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

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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