Florida to become 2 states?

[Beloki]

NORTH LAUDERDALE -- Tired of what they say is mistreatment by the State government, the North Lauderdale City Commission is pushing a resolution that would split Florida into two separate states - North and South.

North Lauderdale city leaders say South Florida contributes more tax dollars to the State than they're getting back and are unable to meet all the needs of tax payers.

The commission is trying to rev up support by sending out hundreds of resolutions to other South Florida cities and the Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties.

The resolution will be up for discussion Wednesday at the City of Margate commission meeting.

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=3907f6fe-7a71-4cae-a805-054962e7290c

[Steve]

Where would the split be?

Maybe this is a good thing - we're never on the same page as south Florida anyway.

[Driven1]

this was tried a long time ago and failed.  i think it would see the same result.  my guess is that it would fall along the same lines of GA trying to take a small chunk of modern day TENN due to long-ago-claimed water rights.

[Joe]

Oh my ... if the North Lauderdale City Commission is throwing their weight behind this agenda, we'd better watch out!!

[Ocklawaha]

South Florida... HA! HA! HA! They could claim to be the Northern most point in Latin America and then ask the World Bank for aid!

"Hasta la vista bebe..."


Ocklawaha

[gatorback]

OMG. The bible says a state of rebellion will  be the sign of the next coming of Christ. It just had to be Florida oh God.

[copperfiend]

If they were divided into North Florida and South Florida, would UNF and UF duke it out for the title of University of North Florida?

[5400again]

Why stop with north and south.  Why not go with west too?  I mean really what good does Tallahassee Florida do for the rest of the state execpt give all their attention to South Florida.  I say North Florida should include, Pensacola, the Florida Keys, Orlando, and NE Florida minus the westside.  West Florida gets the West Side of Jacksonville to just past Tally.

[stephenc]

I can understand this. You know as soon as you cross I-4 you leave the South and your back up North. It drives me nuts trying to go to Central or South Florida and try to order a sweet tea. They look at you like you're an idiot!! When I found out that TGIFriday's has sweet tea down there, I freaked!!

[thelakelander]

South of I-4 is my old stomping grounds.  You can get sweet tea just about anywhere down there.  Those regions are just more culturally diverse, which is a good thing when it comes to getting different types of ethnic foods.

[thelakelander]

from the Miami Herald.

[gatorback]

Isn't it ironic.  A little to ironic.  But, I just found out that Texas  (I know this isn't the Texas thread your honor, but it's relavent just give me a little leeway), reserved the right to split into 5 states whenever they joined the union.  My question is, given that states had or maybe gave up that right, did Florida?

[Steve]

from the Miami Herald.

Wow - what a bunch of crap. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black

[Jason]

If everyone in South Florida moved to Jax then they too would have a hand in the pot.

[stephenc]

from the Miami Herald.

Wow - what a bunch of crap. Talk about the pot calling the kettle black

What this cartoon fells to depict is the illegal immigrants in South Florida taking all our tax dollars to pay for their kids to go the school and so they all can get free healthcare, as well as not actually paying taxes themselves.