In addition to the intellectual appeal of eliminating cross-border metropolises, and making small states larger and large states smaller, there's also the emotional appeal: we get our own state! We're not NYC's forgotten stepchild anymore! Come, proud Mohawkians, let us stride boldly forward into this new era of recognition and self-respect!
My only complaint: why do they call SW Ohio "Erie"? It doesn't border Lake Erie, and the Erie Indians never lived there. Humph.
the intellectual appeal of eliminating cross-border metropolises
That's the main reason I like it. It's so...neat and orderly.
We're not NYC's forgotten stepchild anymore!
Hehehe.
My only complaint: why do they call SW Ohio "Erie"? It doesn't border Lake Erie, and the Erie Indians never lived there. Humph.
You've got me there. I'm still trying to figure out whether Gambier would be in Erie or Allegheny. It looks like the line runs directly northeast of Columbus.
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Date: 2006-09-09 11:21 am (UTC)In addition to the intellectual appeal of eliminating cross-border metropolises, and making small states larger and large states smaller, there's also the emotional appeal: we get our own state! We're not NYC's forgotten stepchild anymore! Come, proud Mohawkians, let us stride boldly forward into this new era of recognition and self-respect!
My only complaint: why do they call SW Ohio "Erie"? It doesn't border Lake Erie, and the Erie Indians never lived there. Humph.
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Date: 2006-09-09 05:16 pm (UTC)That's the main reason I like it. It's so...neat and orderly.
We're not NYC's forgotten stepchild anymore!
Hehehe.
My only complaint: why do they call SW Ohio "Erie"? It doesn't border Lake Erie, and the Erie Indians never lived there. Humph.
You've got me there. I'm still trying to figure out whether Gambier would be in Erie or Allegheny. It looks like the line runs directly northeast of Columbus.