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View Poll Results: Should Florida separate into two states?
Yes, they are too different and South Florida could get more tax money and politics would pay more attention to us. 44 45.36%
No, it would hurt our economy and be a bad decision. 39 40.21%
I don't really care 14 14.43%
Voters: 97. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 01-13-2012, 09:42 AM
 
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We all know South Florida is culturally and politically different than the rest of Florida. An attempt was made in 2008 to split Florida into North Florida and South Florida, but the proposal failed. However, as recently as 2011 proposals were still being made to split Florida in half, as in this quote from South Floridians:

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"We'd have Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and Miami. They'd have Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville. We'd have Donald Trump. They'd have Donald Duck. We'd have the Keys. They'd have the Redneck Riviera. We'd have Big Sugar. They'd have Big Citrus. We'd have the Dolphins and the Hurricanes. They'd have the Gators and the 'Noles. We'd have the Everglades. They'd have Busch Gardens. We'd have casinos. They'd have school prayer. We'd have same-sex marriages. They'd have the defense-of-marriage act."
South Florida would consist of Palm Beach, Broward, Dade, and Monroe County.
North Florida would consist of all other counties.

Do you think this is a good idea? What are your opinions? We all know that they're very different in culture and politics but would this actually be any good?
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Old 01-13-2012, 11:14 AM
 
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No. Let Florida be Florida.

South Florida and North Florida, respectively, are diverse enough in and of themselves. Why should we care about the general differences between the two when all of Florida is a mix of people.
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Old 01-13-2012, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Tampa, FL
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Old 01-13-2012, 11:23 AM
 
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Originally Posted by RupertrepuR View Post
We all know South Florida is culturally and politically different than the rest of Florida. An attempt was made in 2008 to split Florida into North Florida and South Florida, but the proposal failed. However, as recently as 2011 proposals were still being made to split Florida in half, as in this quote from South Floridians:



South Florida would consist of Palm Beach, Broward, Dade, and Monroe County.
North Florida would consist of all other counties.

Do you think this is a good idea? What are your opinions? We all know that they're very different in culture and politics but would this actually be any good?
What a dumb idea...
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Old 01-13-2012, 11:33 AM
 
Location: Orlando, Fl
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Why not just North cuba and South cuba
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Old 01-13-2012, 12:10 PM
 
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Florida SHOULD NOT seperate into two states. We are not California.
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Old 01-13-2012, 12:42 PM
 
Location: Tampa
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No way. I'm in one of the "other counties" and I don't want to be lumped in with the Panhandle.
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Old 01-13-2012, 01:03 PM
 
Location: Myrtle Beach
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Many states are very different from one region to another. Because it is different doesn't mean it should split.


Washington State - Eastern and Western

Texas - Central, East and North

California - South and North

New York - Upstate and Central

Alaska - South Central, Interior, Arctic Slope, South East, Southwestern


I know there are many many more examples.
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Old 01-13-2012, 01:26 PM
 
Location: Palm Beach, FL & Napa, CA
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Old news....Not going to happen, but this link has some good laughs

Mayo column: Is it time for South Florida to secede and form new state? - Sun Sentinel
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Old 01-13-2012, 01:49 PM
 
Location: Silver Springs, FL
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Key West secedes every year.
The Conch Republic
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