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**Cersdog** · 12-29-2005, 02:44 PM

Interesting enough, there are people in Virginia who think Northern Virginia should break away and become a state of its own.

It may sound unapealling at first to suburbanites in Maryland and Northern Virginia. However, if Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland vote to join this new Metro-State, the new Metro State would have a much more diverse political, economic, and social mix. For example, right now, DC itself with a population of 580,000 is 60% Black. The Metro-State would have a population of 4 million that is much more diverse. The idea would be a tough sell at first but NoVa might go for it.

As for Virginia, well, the state legislature may frown over the lost tax revenue. OTOH, the population of southern Virginia may welcome the loss of Northern Virginia. For one thing, if it weren't for Northern Virginia, Mike Farris may have been elected Lt. Governor in 1993, Ollie North may have been elected U.S. Senator in 1994, and John Warner may not have been re-elected to the US Senate. Virginia may be able to elect more Conservative officials if they can get rid Northern Virginia.

Not to mention with the creation of the Metro State, Virginia can halt suburban sprawl as the Metro-State boundary can function as an urban growth boundary. Virginia can limit development to the Metro-State line if Virginia chooses to do so.

12-29-2005, 02:44 PM	#4
Cersdog Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 378 Senior Member	Interesting enough, there are people in Virginia who think Northern Virginia should break away and become a state of its own. It may sound unapealling at first to suburbanites in Maryland and Northern Virginia. However, if Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland vote to join this new Metro-State, the new Metro State would have a much more diverse political, economic, and social mix. For example, right now, DC itself with a population of 580,000 is 60% Black. The Metro-State would have a population of 4 million that is much more diverse. The idea would be a tough sell at first but NoVa might go for it. As for Virginia, well, the state legislature may frown over the lost tax revenue. OTOH, the population of southern Virginia may welcome the loss of Northern Virginia. For one thing, if it weren't for Northern Virginia, Mike Farris may have been elected Lt. Governor in 1993, Ollie North may have been elected U.S. Senator in 1994, and John Warner may not have been re-elected to the US Senate. Virginia may be able to elect more Conservative officials if they can get rid Northern Virginia. Not to mention with the creation of the Metro State, Virginia can halt suburban sprawl as the Metro-State boundary can function as an urban growth boundary. Virginia can limit development to the Metro-State line if Virginia chooses to do so.
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