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Old May 29, 2003, 11:21   #1
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The Great Plains war!
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Nebraska Lawmaker Proposes War With Iowa
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Filed at 11:03 a.m. ET

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- A Nebraska lawmaker is so fed up with constituents crossing the state border to gamble that she proposed going to war with neighboring Iowa.

``I've been cautioned that the members of the Iowa Legislature might not take it kindly,' said Sen. Pam Brown of Omaha.

Brown's proposed amendment read: ``The sovereign state of Nebraska declares a state of hostility with the sovereign state of Iowa until such a time as the state of Iowa ceases the unjust and relentless appropriation of the resources of the citizens of Nebraska.''

Brown offered the amendment to a proposed constitutional amendment that would ask votes to approve casino gambling in Nebraska.

She said she offered the tongue-in-cheek proposal to get her colleagues focused on the seriousness of the issue.

Supporters of the casino measure have complained that Nebraskans spend an estimated $250 million a year at casinos in Council Bluff, Iowa, just across the border from Omaha.

Brown later withdrew the amendment.
Man, would it not have been so much better if she had been serious?

Anyway, I think this raises two issue:

1. Is it within the right of one satte to attack another state (not the Union, but just another state?)?

2. If Iowa and Nebraska went head to head, who wins?

Any other possibly interesting State v state matchups out there? Note, they have to be next to each other.
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Iowa wins. They control the information.
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Old May 29, 2003, 11:24   #3
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I say we (Cali) conquer Nevada, if only to acquire Las Vegas and the rest of Lake Tahoe.
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1.) Feds control interstate commerce. They also have power to nationalize both states militia. Plus US constitution only gives power to declare war to US Congress.

2.) Nebraska...Just a guess
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Awww... I thought this was a thread about the Indian Wars.
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I thought it was about the Indian wars too. Or maybe burning Kanas.
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Originally posted by cyclotron7
I say we (Cali) conquer Nevada, if only to acquire Las Vegas and the rest of Lake Tahoe.
I say we (Nevada) conquer California, if only to close the Cali casinos and stop the overwhelming influx of Cali residents moving to this state.

And no, you cannot have the rest of Lake Tahoe.

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Old May 29, 2003, 14:57   #10
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This sort of thing happens all the time in the Midwest. Here's proof:

Midwest Peace Talks Shattered By Illinois Toll-Booth Bombing
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Northern California vs. Southern California...
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Depends on the kind of war. Trench warfare would give Nebraskans a serious edge, because such warfare requires the ability to endure months or even years of mind-numbing stasis and monotony. In other words, it's just like living in Nebraska.
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Maryland already kicked Virginia's ass when we fought a war with them over Kent Island. I suppose we could stand to give them another humiliation.
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