2006-12-20 05:47:18 · 10 answers · asked by gman25 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The geographical divisions of a state is defied upon the documents agreed to at the time it is ratified by Congress. Congress does not have any jurisdiction to take land away from an existing state to create another.
State governments may not want to do it because it would reduce their tax revenue. I am aware that in the Texas Constitution, there is a provision that would allow the state to divide up into 5 smaller states if the need arises at some future date.
2006-12-20 05:58:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mr Cellophane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Texas can. Texas was the only state that was a independent nation when it entered the United States and did so through a international treaty. When it re-entered the United States, following the War Between The States, it did so with those same provisions.
It can legally, and constitutionally, subdivide into 5 different states. If it did so this would add 8 United States Senators to the United States Senate.
Because of those provisions Texans have other rights that residents of the other states fail to have. However, since your questions was limited to splitting I'll leave it at that.
2006-12-20 06:32:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Technically...No
The State was admitted to the United States and accepted the Constitution. To Try to split the state would violate the Constitution I think because the federal govt cannot do it as a trespass on State's rights and the State would in effect being seceding from the Union which is prohibited
2006-12-20 06:00:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-30 17:05:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geographically
2006-12-20 05:55:50 · answer #5 · answered by broj7400 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It may be able to. I believe California and Nevada were originally one state: they fit together like a puzzle piece, so odds are, they aren't geographically separated.
2006-12-20 07:16:34 · answer #6 · answered by Huey Freeman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be impossible because we would never want to break the number 50 states
2006-12-20 08:25:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Texas can, but they are the only state with annex privileges.
2006-12-20 05:54:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hawaii and Alaska are already ignored and left aside places....yes this is already divided country..especially after seeing New Orlean situation!!
2006-12-20 05:51:00 · answer #9 · answered by ▒GO FLAMЄS▒ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, at least in Idaho...we are pretty much about to have half-Idaho, half-Mexico
2006-12-20 05:50:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋