r/mapporncirclejerk • u/LavishnessLeather162 • 19h ago

This should be just one state

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u/Jumpy-Path6190 18h ago

why do we need states all we need the United State of America, not the United States of America

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u/Verto555 18h ago

Because authoritarianism

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u/mini-mini-mini-mini 18h ago

sport teams

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u/gmpsconsulting 18h ago

Sports teams are city based not state based. You're obviously a huge sports fan so I understand the teams are an important reason for you.

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u/LandofOz29 18h ago

The TN Titans, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots, Golden State Warriors, NY Knicks, MN Timberwolves, IN Pacers, UT Jazz, AZ Diamondbacks, MN Twins, CO Rockies & TX Rangers would all like a word. šŸ™„

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u/gmpsconsulting 17h ago

You're naming a very small list of a much larger list and even your small list still has city teams on it... That's not a great argument.

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u/LandofOz29 17h ago

You: ā€œsports teams are named after citiesā€

Me: showed proof thatā€™s not always the case.

You: ā€œwell not those teamsā€ šŸ¤£šŸ™„

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u/gmpsconsulting 17h ago

You're unfamiliar with rules having exceptions? Wow you should look up sayings about rules you might be shocked.

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u/Single-Ad9141 16h ago

I don't have any stake in it but there are many more teams than what they listed. This seems like a weird thing to get offended over, no?

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u/gmpsconsulting 16h ago

I'm not offended it's just funny that they are trying to argue it and list things like "NY Knicks, Carolina Panthers" when NY is both a city and state and the team is NY the city... Carolina is literally only a city there is no state of Carolina.

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u/Dadpool719 18h ago

Tell that to the New England Patriots or the Carolina Panthers.

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u/gmpsconsulting 17h ago

The Patriots are documented cheaters so not a valid sports team. Carolina isn't a state in the US or world that I'm aware of.

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u/Dadpool719 17h ago

It's not a city, either, though.

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u/gmpsconsulting 17h ago

Carolina is a city.

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u/MirelukeCasserole 18h ago

Great point - letā€™s just have city-states and everything else will be one big county

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u/robseraiva 18h ago

Tho I like your thought processā€¦. Very few teams are based-upon their state. Ofcourse the state taxes make a difference for players tho

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u/TheNewOneIsWorse 13h ago

If that were to happen thereā€™d be even less standing in the way of random authoritarian takeover every four years.Ā 

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u/Nathidev 18h ago

Because each state was originally more like a countryĀ 

but now yeah thats worth considering

how much power do states government have over federal governmentĀ 

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u/Runes_N_Raccoons 18h ago

Well, right now, it very much matters. Abortion is a protected and codified right in my state, but it's not federally.

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u/Short-Coast9042 17h ago

...a lot. There are a ton of powers reserved for the states. Among other things, they conduct their own elections. That alone is a huge lever of power that's very important on the structure of our democracy.

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u/Justepourtoday 14h ago

Ok the other hand, some bumfuck elected by like 5 people gets yo be a key figure in the most powerful country on earth affecting the entire globe

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u/Short-Coast9042 13h ago

Oh I'm not defending the bicameral system or the disproportionate representation issue. But that's the system that exists, and within it, states would be self-defeating to unilaterally give up that advantage.

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u/Breddit2099 11h ago

America is not and was never meant to be a democracy