I think trump’s notion that Canada become the 51st state is marvelous. First it would add to our population. And why should we be stuck forever as number 3 in the world, forever less populous than China and India, which is now number 1? Let’s check Canada’s popuarion. Yikes its, 40.3 million. That means it would be our most populous state, ahead of California, which has 39.3 million. The number of reps in the House of Representatives is permanently fixed at 435 members so states may gain or lose reps according to their change in population. California has 52 congressional districts so Canada would likely have 53. It would entail drawing 53 congressional districts in Canada. So the other 50 states would have to give up 53 of their reps. Maybe some wouldn’t like that but think of the great expansion of the US. Of the 9.86 million sq km of the US, Texas has an area of 695,000 square km. Alaska has 1.72 million sq km. Let’s check Canada. Yikes, its 9.92 million sq km!! Canada is larger than the US!! Now this would make for quite a gargantuan administrative effort to do all the work to make it a state. Might be too much. Hmm. Hey, I’ve got a better idea. Why don’t we make the US the 11th Canadian province? Quod Erat Demonstrandum!!! (We might also get Canada’s universal health coverage.)
constitution mandates 435 representatives divided up
canada therefore would get 52 representatves so the other states would have to give u that many reps
interior dept cut 7500 jobs
