International discussion for Scotland to join the United States as the 51st state
Pros:
>States get their own government, similar to Scotland's parliament, but State's get them automatically whereas Scotland only got one within the last couple of decades
>State law overrides Federal law unless the law derives from Constitutional powers
>Many federal laws don't have to be followed by the state, they only have to follow in order to get government funding. Since Scotland wouldn't have gotten government funding if it was independent anyways, this just means more federal laws Scotland doesn't have to follow
>You don't have to worship the Queen
>Each state gets their own constitution
>Scotland and the US are both extremely obese, but if Scotland joins the US, it gets to be part of a country where it actually drags down the national obesity level, instead of increasing it.
>Access to US trade agreements
Cons:
>You only get to choose between 2 political parties, any other parties become irrelevant
Thoughts?
why would you want a whiny socialist state
There won't ever be another state. 50 is a perfect number. 51 states just wouldn't work.
>>61527491
We already have a few of those, one more can't hurt
It's shite being Scottish! We're the lowest of the low! The scum of the fucking Earth! The most wretched, miserable, servile, pathetic trash that was ever shat into civilization! Some people hate English. I don't! They're just wankers! We, on the other hand, are colonized by wankers! Can't even find a decent culture to be colonized by! We're ruled by effete arseholes! It's a shite state of affairs to be in, Tommy! And all the fresh air in the world won't make any fucking difference.
>>61527380
Fuck no
Take it. England has had enough of Scottish BS keeping us down
I've been wondering; if we started collecting states in other parts of the world, would we be obliged to change our name? "The United States of America, the Pacific, and some bits of Europe" isn't quite as punchy.
>>61527797
Well we already have Hawaii...
>>61527797
We could just drop the America
How much of a shit-fit do you think Puerto Rico would throw if we made some other place the 51st state first?
>>61527491
>scotland
>even remotely socialist
the government and the opposition are both fiscally conservative
the labour party has been famously btfo in the last three elections
>>61527895
Well Puerto Rico is a shihole wheras Scotland is not so I am sure they'll understand
>>61527380
This is literally /pol/ tier delusional bullshit,
FOY
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>>61528104
>MUH AUSTERITY
>This is literally /pol/ tier delusional bullshit, FOY
>fedora posting
Incredible idea to be honest.
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>>61528489
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>>61528636
>autistically not giving (you)'s to each other
>autistically not giving (you)'s to each other
>>61528380
You know the SNP's policy in westminster is literally to contradict everything the tories do/say in order to portray themselves as "the real opposition"?
Their record in government looks something like this:
>frozen council tax since 2007
>cut masses from public services
>minority government of 07 passed budgets with tory support
>promised corporate tax breaks in event of independence
>widespread use of private finance initiatives
>won last election on promise of no tax increases at any level
Leftists in Scotland HATE the SNP.
