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Humanist_Activist

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13. Sometimes I feel St. Louis would be better off as a city-state...

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 04:05 PM

Dec 2013

It looks like, from that map, that it would encompass St. Louis City, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, and Jefferson County. Right now we are at the mercy of Republican assholes in Jefferson City because much of the rest of the state outweighs the Democratic influence of St. Louis, Columbia and Kansas City. If St. Louis(and the surrounding counties) were to be there own state, then it would be Blue, but tinged that way, Jefferson County and St. Charles County, and some of St. Louis county(mostly Akins old district) are Republican strongholds, but there's enough Democrats here to more than balance them out.

Hell, it wasn't until this year that St. Louis City even had control of its own police department, it was managed by the state, from Jefferson City, for over a hundred years, a holdover from the civil war.

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The 124 states of America [View all] MindMover Dec 2013 OP

Thought maybe dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #1

Never would have guessed Illinois was so secessionist .... MindMover Dec 2013 #2

Not that bad jakeXT Dec 2013 #3

When did the US acquire Baja and Cuba? truebluegreen Dec 2013 #4

Around and after the civil war, there were various efforts by defeated southerners... Comrade Grumpy Dec 2013 #5

Ah! Thank you. truebluegreen Dec 2013 #6

Correction: those were before the Civil War. ieoeja Dec 2013 #12

Lmao @ chihuahua!! darkangel218 Dec 2013 #7

or forgottonia .... MindMover Dec 2013 #8

Wheres that one? darkangel218 Dec 2013 #9

Illinois ... MindMover Dec 2013 #10

Oh i see it, nevermind lmao!!! darkangel218 Dec 2013 #11

Sometimes I feel St. Louis would be better off as a city-state... Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #13

omg, ... MindMover Dec 2013 #14

Not sure what your comment is directed at, if its the last sentence... Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #15

A politicians wetdream about tax monies .... MindMover Dec 2013 #16

Actually, a merger of that sort would reduce some taxes for most people in the area... Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #17

What state do you live in? SomethingFishy Dec 2013 #18