Well, if the US and Australia merged, we could put the Federal capital in a nice central place like Honolulu.
Meanwhile, here's a place that actually has a movement wanting to merge with the USA. Best thing about the idea: it would drive Hugo Chavez crazy!
Posted by James C. Bennett at December 6, 2005 06:21 PMNot a long trip for him...
Posted by: Rand Simberg at December 7, 2005 08:22 AMBut much more difficult if there are a bunch of F-16 parked in Georgetown.
Posted by: Jim Bennett at December 7, 2005 10:11 AMWhile we're at it, how about adding Grenada, Barbados, and Trinidad? Offshore balancing, indeed!
Posted by: Peter Saint-Andre at December 7, 2005 10:15 AMCall me crazy, but I just don't see the benefit to having a land frontier in South America.
Posted by: Lex at December 7, 2005 10:56 AMYou might want to cut a Compact of Free Association with Guyana (as we've done with the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas) rather than statehood, with a provision that only documented native-born Guyanese have the right to come to the US. This would prevent it from becoming a backdoor for illegal immigrants.
Posted by: Jim Bennett at December 7, 2005 11:29 AMI meant that a trip whose destination was crazy wasn't long for him...
Posted by: Rand Simberg at December 7, 2005 01:16 PMYes, he's mostly there already.
Posted by: Jim Bennett at December 7, 2005 01:27 PM