A political question

[CF DolFan]

The population of greater LA + the Bay Area is more than the entire state of Florida, so I'm not sure why we're talking about state sizes in the first place.

No we get it. There really isn't very many blue counties in the country. There are only big blue cities which coincidentally has the most illegals.

[Spider-Dan]

The only thing that conservatives love more than bragging about how their less desirable states are Growing Very Bigly in population is... bragging about how much empty land is colored red on a map of the US.  Most mountains, deserts, and swamps are strongly conservative!

[Spider-Dan]

Huh.  I guess the stock market is also overwhelmingly Republican:

[Downunder Dolphan]

Part of me is glad that the referendum vote for a Republic in this country failed back in 1999, even though the model of it was quite sound and not a huge difference to what we already have in Australia. A President then would be just that in name, the equivalent of the UK King/Queen and their representative the Governors General who have largely no interference with how my Country is actually governed. The radicals wanted a US style of elected President with similar executive powers, and thankfully that didn't get past the discussion stage.

Your country is proving right now why so much power should not be invested in one person - who typically is pale, male and stale, and completely out of touch with the majority of the people he is supposed to represent. Usually they have absolutely no interest to do so either. When they can dictate the judicial system, the police and the media, you run the risk of the whole foundations of Democracy being stripped away. Especially if that person happens to be batshit crazy and/or pure evil.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

Part of me is glad that the referendum vote for a Republic in this country failed back in 1999, even though the model of it was quite sound and not a huge difference to what we already have in Australia. A President then would be just that in name, the equivalent of the UK King/Queen and their representative the Governors General who have largely no interference with how my Country is actually governed. The radicals wanted a US style of elected President with similar executive powers, and thankfully that didn't get past the discussion stage.

Your country is proving right now why so much power should not be invested in one person - who typically is pale, male and stale, and completely out of touch with the majority of the people he is supposed to represent. Usually they have absolutely no interest to do so either. When they can dictate the judicial system, the police and the media, you run the risk of the whole foundations of Democracy being stripped away. Especially if that person happens to be batshit crazy and/or pure evil.

The US actually has a system of checks and balances to prevent any one person from having too much power.  The problem is that congress isn't doing its job. 

[CF DolFan]

The only thing that conservatives love more than bragging about how their less desirable states are Growing Very Bigly in population is... bragging about how much empty land is colored red on a map of the US.  Most mountains, deserts, and swamps are strongly conservative!

Less desirable? I wish people would move out of Florida. California is finally making a small rebound but Florida growth is much higher. Big California went up by about 250,000 last year but little Florida continues to grow at about 350 - 380,000 a year. Oh yes ... and florida didn't experience the mass migration that left the state of Cali.

You spin it any way you want but it's pretty obvious that with all that California has to offer, you libs are killing it like it doesn't even matter.

[Spider-Dan]

Less desirable?

Yes, less desirable.
More people prefer to live in California than Florida; many millions more.

Big California went up by about 250,000 last year but little Florida continues to grow at about 350 - 380,000 a year. Oh yes ... and florida didn't experience the mass migration that left the state of Cali.

And yet LA + the Bay Area still has a larger population than your entire state.

I don't really care whether Florida or North Dakota or Wyoming are growing very bigly.  More people choose to live in California than all of those states combined.  As I already said, at the current rates Florida would need to continue to add more people than California for twenty consecutive years to pass California in population.

You spin it any way you want but it's pretty obvious that with all that California has to offer, you libs are killing it like it doesn't even matter.

California's economy dwarfs Florida's.  Y'all have oranges on your license plates like you're some sort of leader in orange production, yet California easily outproduces Florida's orange crops.  Florida's crown jewel is supposedly tourism, yet we still had more tourists in 2023 than you did.  And your state continues to suck at the teat of the feds, as productive blue states keep you afloat.

[CF DolFan]

Whatever ... I'm not going to get into a big penis contest with you about which state is better. Besides ... everyone already knows our castle is much bigger than yours! 

[Fau Teixeira]

That's true, I ate breakfast with princesses inside there once. It was pretty big.

[Spider-Dan]

Florida has a more desirable football team than California, I'll give you that!

[Sibster]

Florida has a more desirable football team than California, I'll give you that!

And more desirable high school football talent.