post your thoughts about Jefferson, the 51st state

[Tom Kitten]

I think Weed would be a great capital...

[Mollis]

1. I think my town would be capital...

haha. Thats a funny thought.
Or maybe Medford would...
But I think Redding would be better.

[XemaSab]

2. It would be like LA in California

Redding would be the place with the BIG MONEY interests. :scared:

You go to the protest the other night? :shrug:

[Mollis]

3. Protest?

The one about REU being idiots?
Or some other one...?
Did I miss something? :(

[XemaSab]

5. Yeah, the one about REU being idiots

It was the first city council meeting I ever went to, and man... :popcorn:

[Mollis]

8. So how was it?

I haven't heard much about it.

[XemaSab]

10. All the people who got up and spoke were really good

There were about 100 people there holding candles.

Standing room only in the meeting.

Hopefully something can be done. :shrug:

[Mollis]

12. That's really great

I hope so, too.

[Tom Kitten]

4. Redding's more like a gateway...

and Red Bluff is the gateway to Redding...how about Eureka? Or Yreka? Or both, just to be weird? It would be a weird state, and I'd move there in a minute! One of my best friends lives there and I've visited several times...I'd stay there if I could!

[XemaSab]

6. Seriously?

I think Klamath Falls would be a good choice.

[CreekDog]

15. are you serious? that's a depressing place

and it's a PITA to get to.

:shrug:

[XemaSab]

17. You think Redding is less depressing?

:shrug:

[CreekDog]

22. slightly

:evilgrin:

[Mollis]

7. It would definently be a weird state...

but I am thinking that it would be very conservative, since Redding and ALL surrounding area is...

[Angleae]

14. As is Medford and all surrounding areas

2 senators, possibly 3 reps, all republicans.

[LeftyMom]

9. Unmitigated ecological disaster waiting to happen.

Without any money coming in from areas with significant numbers of people (you're talking pretty damned empty when your two big cities are Redding and Medford, ffs) or much industry to speak of, for economic reasons Jefferson would have to log and dam many more places than Oregon or California would. And since the electorate would be a bit long on rednecks and meth cooks, there wouldn't be any political will to prevent that, except for the usual small pockets of old hippies in Humboldt, Mendo and Ashland.

[bluesbassman]

11. The key would be the legalization of pot.

Of course if they did that, no way Saramento would let them secede. Too much revenue for the gropinator!:rofl:

[Tom Kitten]

13. You're right about that

The Klamaths (actually a rather fragile barren wilderness type of environment) don't support anything I see down there other than weed (hence my tongue-in-cheek post)...Although it is perhaps the most intriguing part of the country for me because it is so isolated...and for anybody who wonders I am not a pothead! I admit I smoked it before but life's responsibilities say no to that! At least until I a job and pass any tests they order!

[XemaSab]

18. We don't need the opinions of Angelinos to tell us how to run our state

:eyes:

[underpants]

16. GO JEFFERSON STATE!!!

Rah rah rah

[Drunken Irishman]

19. There is no city worth visiting.

[no name no slogan]

20. Given the supports of a state of Jefferson, "Weed" should be the state flower

and tinfoil the state hat.

[Angleae]

21. Do you really want another pair of republican senators?

[Sebastian Doyle]

23. This is probably the new Repuke strategy to retake Congress.

Just keep seceding away the "red" parts of Blue states until they have enough new Repuke states created out of thin air to retake the Senate, and maybe even the House if they're lucky.

There's a Freeper element that's been trying to split off the Eastern half of Washington state for years.

Two red states on the West Coast? Nobody needs that shit.

[XemaSab]

25. FTW!

:D

[JTG of the PRB]

24. Pfft. Everybody knows that the actual 51st state is Hohoq (or Ar).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Areas_of_My_Expertise#The_51_United_States

I read about it in a fictional account of world knowledge, and as I have never seen Hohoq for myself or its mighty Thunderbirds, I can only assume that it is, in fact, real.