True, but to have a voice in congress and the choosing of the
president you have to be a state. Puerto Rico and Guam will
probably gain statehood eventually. As to the flag if more
states join more stars are added. Their are designs already
made which have 51-60 stars (just in case). Everytime a state
has join it has always gotten a star. And lets not forget
that their were originally 13 states not 50. And Alaska and
Hawaii did not acheive statehood untill 1959 and 1960
respectfully.
--- "Ross A. Finlayson" <raf@tiki-lounge.com> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> Michael S. Lorrey wrote:
>
> > "Ross A. Finlayson" wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Will the United States have more than 50 states? There
> are procedures
> > > to admit states into the union.
> > >
> > > The flag does not have to change.
> >
> > Traditionally it does, since the flag laws say that the
> stars represent
> > the number of states. I personally would bet on there
> being fewer states
> > in the future (there are secessionist movements in Hawaii
> and Alaska).
>
> I don't think many Alaskans or Hawaiins are secessionists.
>
> Consider the Louisiana Purchase or Alaska. If the United
> States can
> purchase and maintain land outside of its current
> boundaries, it might be
> economically feasible to do so on terms perhaps less
> comparable to those
> purchases.
>
> I could understand the mindset to keep the flag at 50 stars
> for the fifty
> original states, if there were more than fifty states.
>
> So, maybe there are more islands in the various seas of the
> world that are
> actually American territory. Current U.S. areas, for
> example, Puerto Rico,
> maintain about equal population opinion on the opposite
> sides of federal
> statehood. There are U.S. possessions in the Pacific
> besides Hawaii. The
> District of Columbia is a Federal District and might as
> well remain that
> way, although perhaps broader voting rights should apply.
>
> Ross
> --
> Ross Andrew Finlayson
> Finlayson Consulting
> Ross at Tiki-Lounge: http://www.tiki-lounge.com/~raf/
>
>
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